Anti-Prohibition and Prohibition Campaigning
Dublin Core
Title
Anti-Prohibition and Prohibition Campaigning
Subject
Prohibition; Alcohol; Texas Beer; Brewing Industry; Alcohol Regulations
Description
This collection includes promotional materials used by Prohibitionists and Anti-Prohibitionists to convince voters to vote for or against local option and prohibition.
Creator
[no text]
Source
The majority of contributors are unknown, except for the Travis Count Local Option Committee.
Publisher
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Date
1930-1975
Contributor
[no text]
Rights
This material may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17,U.S.C.).
Relation
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Format
Jpeg Image
Language
The images are in English.
Type
Political cartoons, photographs, and newspaper articles
Identifier
[no text]
Coverage
Shiner, Texas; Dallas, Texas; San Antonio, Texas. New Braunfels, Texas. Tyler, Texas.
Collection Items
Anti-prohibition meeting in New Braunfels, Tx
Anti-Prohibitionists prepared for a meeting in New Braunfels, Tx.
Image of a woman's group calling for women's suffrage and prohibition
Women's groups call for the social and political reforms, including women's suffrage and Prohibition.
Williamson County Anti-Local Option Committee announces tax increases in counties that went dry
In this article, Williamson County Anti-Local Option Committee tries to convince voters that voting in favor of local option will lead to higher taxes as it allegedly did in Bell County,
Announcement that Texas breweries are paying millions to convince people to drink more beer
Brewers paid representatives and agents to convince voters across Texas that drinking beer is good for the state economy.
The Travis County Local Option Committee advertisement
The Travis County Local Option Committee advertises how local option caused breweries and saloons to close down.
Women's Christian Temperance Union in El Paso, Tx calls for essays on the effects of alcohol
The Women's Christian Temperance Union called for essays from sixth graders in El Paso regarding the effects of alcohol on the human body. The best essays received cash prizes.
Travis County Anti-Local Option Committee article
The Travis County Anti-Local Option Committee refutes claims put forth by the local option committee claiming dry states are benefiting from prohibition.
A Harris county prohibition parade
A Harris county prohibition organization announces a prohibition parade to have floats, decorated cars, and a walking brigade.
Political Cartoon
This prohibition cartoon calls for voters to support prohibition for the sake of the American family.