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Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
The Road to Ruin
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

The Road to Ruin

Artifact ID1969.80.215
Object Type Cartoon Clipping
Date ca. 1881
Medium Paper, ink
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/4 in x W 13 1/2 in (26 cm x 34.3 cm )
Physical Description
Physical DescriptionCartoon from Chic magazine. Thirteen young boys surround a pool table smoking cigars and drinking. A man shows a boy how to play pool and another man brings drinks on a tray. Another man watches while drinking. On the walls are several signs (“Free lunch at 11pm”, “Gin Sling”, and “Hot Scotch Whiskey”). Caption: "The Road to Ruin.”. Additional text at lower right: "Charles Hart, Lith., Vesey St., NY".
Historical NoteThe Temperance Movement developed in the nineteenth century, initially as a Protestant movement, to restrict and later ban alcohol. Many women supported the temperance movement to protect themselves and their children from alcoholic husbands. It resulted in Prohibition in the 1920s.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis item was given to the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum Collection in 1969.
Credit LineGift of Mr. Ralph E. Becker
National Archives Catalog CollectionLyndon B. Johnson Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 192413)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts to the LBJ Library (National Archives Identifier 189698391)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
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