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

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 woman in a bonnet holding a glass of beer while nursing a baby. "Against Prohibition No. 2, Lager's amber Fluid mild, / Gives health and strength to wife and child." is printed below.
Date Issued:
1883-01-01T00:00:00Z
Data Provider:
Detroit Historical Society
Collection:
General History
Subject Topic:
Temperance Movement and Prohibition
Subject Name:
Gies, George H.
Rights:
No Copyright - United States
URL:
http://detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com/archive/FF4F4C6C-D2DF-419E-9095-302907255231