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King Alcohol, and his Prime Minister
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Description | Print shows a man identified as "King Alcohol" and a skeleton representing Death standing on barrels labeled "Strong Beer, Wines, Rum, Gin, Brandies, Whiskies, compounded liquors"; with "social class" and "moderate drinkers" on the left, as well as the "suicide & murderous fighter"; and on the right, the "dead & drunken", their broken families, ruined homes, and their graves. "Hope" at lower left mourns the "60,000 annually in the U.[S.] States". "King Alcohol" holds a tankard in his raised right hand with a snake coiled around his arm; printed above is reference to Prov. XXIII 32 (in the end, it will bite like a snake and poison like a viper. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Popular Graphic Arts |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Temperance--1870-1880. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Intoxication--1870-1880. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Alcoholism--1870-1880. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Alcoholic beverages--1870-1880. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
