Temperance postcards collection, circa 1910

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Summary

Title:
Temperance postcard collection
Dates:
circa 1910
Creators:
Cook, A. T. and Hulbert, J. O.
Abstract:
36 temperance postcards published by A. T. Cook, Seesdman, Hyde Park, New York; the majority were designed by J. O. Hulbert. Temperance postcards were widely distributed by the Women's Christian Temperance Union in the 19th and early 20th centuries to attack the liquor trade.
Extent:
0.75 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Temperance postcard collection, Collection no. 6099, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

36 temperance postcards published by A. T. Cook, Seesdman, Hyde Park, New York; the majority were designed by J. O. Hulbert. The majority are in color. Some are addressed, with short notes on the reverse.

Biographical / historical:

Temperance postcards were widely distributed by the Women's Christian Temperance Union in the 19th and early 20th centuries to attack the liquor trade. They often portrayed saloonkeepers as corruptors of youth, included quotes from famous teetotalers like Thomas Edison, poems about abstinence and brotherhood, and general words of warning about the dangers of drink. One of the most prolific publishers of these postcards was A. T. Cook, Seedsman, based in Hyde Park, NY.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from F.A. Bennett Books, November 26, 2014.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sue Luftschein
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2015-01-05 11:19:06 -0800 .

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Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[Box/folder no. or item name], Temperance postcard collection, Collection no. 6099, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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