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DECISION OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ON THE KANSAS APPEALS, AFFIRMING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF PROHIBITION AND DENYING THE RIGHT OF COMPENSATION. DECEMBER 5, 1887. OFFICIAL COPY.

New York: The National Temperance Society and Publication House, 1889. Original printed wrappers [some edge and spine chipping, rear wrapper detached but present] and original staples. 36pp. Clean text. Except as noted, Very Good. In 1881 Kansas enacted a constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoholic beverages. Doing..... More

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Item #41184 ORIGINAL ANTI-PROHIBITION PAINTING. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY FLOATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR,...

ORIGINAL ANTI-PROHIBITION PAINTING. THE STATUE OF LIBERTY FLOATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR, DETACHED FROM ITS PEDESTAL. A CAMEL, INSTEAD OF THE STATUE, RECLINES ON THE PEDESTAL. ANDREW VOLSTEAD, AUTHOR OF THE 1919 PROHIBITION ACT, WEARS A SUIT AND TOP HAT, HOLDS AN UMBRELLA, SITS ON THE CAMEL'S BACK, AND SNEERS AT THE MANY BEER BOTTLES FLOATING IN THE WATER. "PUT LIBERTY BACK WHERE SHE BELONGS" IS WRITTEN TO THE LEFT OF THE STATUE. "BEER FOR PROSPERITY" IS IN A FRAMED BOX BELOW THE PICTURE. THE MAJORITY OF THE SCENE IS SURROUNDED BY A PURPOSELY JAGGED LINE WITH VOLSTEAD'S HEAD AND UPPER TORSO STICKING OUT AT THE TOP.

[n.p. 1931-1933?]. 8" x 12". Original color painting on Abacco illustration board, matted and framed behind glass. Vibrant colors with some pencil sketch lines showing through. Unsigned and uninitialed. Corners chipped, a closed crack in lower left corner. On verso of board is the name of the type of board..... More

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Item #39763 1882. THE WOMEN'S PETITION TO THE VOTERS OF MIDDLETOWN, CONN. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED,...

1882. THE WOMEN'S PETITION TO THE VOTERS OF MIDDLETOWN, CONN. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, BELIEVING THE SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS TO BE A GREAT INJURY TO OUR CITIZENS, AND DESTRUCTIVE OF THE PROSPERITY AND HAPPINESS OF MANY HOMES, EARNESTLY REQUEST YOU TO VOTE "NO LICENSE," AT THE COMING OCTOBER TOWN MEETING.

[Middletown: 1882]. Elephant folio broadside, 15-7/8" x 22." Beneath the quoted title, eight columns of printed women's names, each column containing about one hundred names. Old folds, shallow blank margin tear. Very Good. Beneath the lists of names is the announcement: "A COUNTY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION! Will be held in the..... More

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