Collection Highlights
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Date:
ca. 1906
Object Number:
PR.042.2
Medium:
Photograph
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Anti-temperance sign
Object Number:
2002.1.1516
Date:
1900-1920
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
11 1/2 x 5 x 1/2 in.
Description:
Metal trade sign shaped like a hatchet or small axe with a woman's face carved out of the blade; embossed "All Nations Welcome But Carrie."
Gallery Label:
Carrie Nation (1846-1911), a vocal and radical supporter of the temperance movement, was arrested at least thirty times for protesting liquor sales between 1900 and 1910. This sign probably hung in a bar or liquor store.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
