Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: Hardacre's temperance map illustrating the effect of alcoholic drinks and narcotics on the human system.

Barcode: 58769

Publishing Location: Vincennes, Indiana

Brief Description: Poster contains twenty-seven plates depicting portraits of "The Healthy," "the moderate drinker," "the chronic drunkard," "in delirium," "A Manly Boy," and "An Emaciated Youth, whose exalted ambitions have fled--A Cigarette Fiend," as well as side-by-side comparisons of healthy internal organs and diseased internal organs damaged by alcohol and nicotine use. Included at bottom are statistics on alcohol consumption, deaths caused by alcohol, and alcohol per volume in different drinks.

Publisher: Hardacre, F.C.

Date/Date Range Published: 1906

Language: English

Map Type: Historical mapsPolitical maps

Dimensions: 161 x 108 cm

Historical Context: Temperance movements promoted complete abstinence from alcohol. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the temperance movements became popular in many countries including the United States which led to Prohibition from 1920 to 1933.

LC Call Number: HV 5025 1906.H3

OCLC: 1079399204

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