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| Titles |
Prohibition pledge card |
|---|---|
| Description |
Pledge card reads, "I pledge my word and honor, God helping me, to abstain from ALL intoxicating Liquors as a beverage (including wine, beer and cider) and from the use of Tobacco in any form." Card has a blank space at bottom for bearer to sign his or her name. Distributed by the Women's Christian Temperance Union during the years leading to Prohibition, which lasted from 1920 to 1933. |
| Quantity |
1 item |
| Format |
Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements |
2 1/2 inches height 4 1/2 inches width |
| Nomenclature |
pledge |
| Materials |
paper (fiber product) |
| Subjects |
Woman's Christian Temperance Union Used in: United States United States--Politics and government--1913-1921. Women Prohibition. Government & Politics. Government Agencies. Political Movements & Causes |
| Dates |
Creation: 1918 Use: Approximately 1920 - Approximately 1933 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| Identifiers |
1989.108.12 (Accession Number) |