Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol

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Description:

Part of a series of anti-Prohibition trade cards which bear comical color lithographic prints and rhymes in support of alcohol, provided "compliments of George H. Gies, 16 Monroe Avenue, Detroit, Mich.," a wine and liquor vendor, and printed by the Compton Lithograph Company of St. Louis. This card depicts a man with a beard and a green suit seated at a table. He holds a glass of beer and a cigar. A hat and newspaper are on the table before him. "Against Prohibition No. 5. Refreshing Beer gives strength and health / And smooths the rugged road to wealth," is printed below. The verso appears to bear an advertisement for George H. Gies' store beneath a layer of backing material glued onto the card.

Date Issued:

1883-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Detroit Historical Society

Subject Topic:

Temperance Movement and Prohibition

Subject Name:

Gies, George H.

Format:

Card, Trade

Rights:

No Copyright - United States

URL:

http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/066A2FA0-BF7B-40B1-B12B-396823515015