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United California Industries 1916 campaign : [Anti-prohibition ephemera].
BANC PIC 2006.037--fALBLOCAL
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Title:

United California Industries 1916 campaign: [Anti-prohibition ephemera]

Creator/Contributor:

United California Industries, creator

Abstract:

Album contains 117 handbills, broadsides, cartoons, posters, pamphlets, clippings, buttons, and other ephemera, most produced by United California Industries in their anti-prohibition campaign to defeat Propositions 1 and 2 in California's election of November 1916. Most of the propaganda refers to the possible economic consequences of prohibition on various industries in California. Includes material printed in English, Italian, German and Portugese.

Date:

1916 (issued)

Subject:

n-us-ca
Prohibition -- Economic aspects -- California -- Pictorial works
Political posters, American -- California
Affiches politiques américaines -- Californie
Political posters, American
Politics and government
Prohibition -- Economic aspects
California -- Politics and government -- 1850-1950 -- Pictorial works
Californie -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1850-1950 -- Ouvrages illustrés
California

Note:

United California Industries stamped on spine. Many items in album bear imprint of organization.
Cover title. Subtitle supplied by cataloger.
Laid-in 1974 obituary and June 8, 1953 issue of Fortnight bearing address label to Arthur H. Samish & Assn., suggests possible provenance of California lobbyist Samish or associates.
United California Industries was based at 310 Humboldt Bank Building, San Francisco, Calif.

Type:

graphic
Pictorial works.
Handbills-California.
Broadsides.

Physical Description:

print
1 album (117 items) : b&w and color ; 30 x 40 cm.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC PIC 2006.037--fALBLOCAL

Origin:

California