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[Three views at different times in the life of Mr. Dry]
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | United States |
| Description | Cartoon shows three views at different times in the life of Mr. Dry, the cartoonist's iconic figure representing the Prohibition movement. Mr. Dry is shown as a sinister figure in a black frock coat and black gloves, wearing a stove pipe hat and carrying a furled umbrella. The first neatly dressed Mr. Dry simply holds a sign reading "Thou shalt NOT!" The second triumphant Mr. Dry holds a paper publicizing an incident in which a "rum-runner" is "shot by dry agent." The third ragged Mr. Dry holds a tin cup and wears a sign reading "I am starving." By the early 1930s, many believed that Prohibition, begun as a righteous cause, had degenerated into a corrupt failure. With the captions, the cartoon parodies the motif, frequently used by the Temperance Movement, of the inevitable moral and physical decline of the moderate drinker into alcoholism. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Prohibition--United States--1930-1940. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Mr. Dry (Symbolic character)--1930-1940. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
