From the Harvard Art Museums’ collections Liquor Problem: United States. A "wet and dry" Map of Temperance Reform in the U.S.: "Wet" and "Dry" Map of the United States, January 1, 1913: Areas shown in white are areas in which the sale of alcohol is prohibited by law.

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Identification and Creation

Object Number: 3.2002.3522
People: American Issue Publishing Co., American
Title: Liquor Problem: United States. A "wet and dry" Map of Temperance Reform in the U.S.: "Wet" and "Dry" Map of the United States, January 1, 1913: Areas shown in white are areas in which the sale of alcohol is prohibited by law.
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Social Museum Collection
Classification: Archival Material
Work Type: map
Date: 1913
Places: Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/151911

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Photomechanical print
Dimensions: image: 40.5 x 55.9 cm (15 15/16 x 22 in.)

Provenance

American Issue Publishing Co. (inc. 1909); sold to the Social Museum, Harvard University, by May 1909

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Social Museum Collection
Accession Year: 2011
Object Number: 3.2002.3522
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
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Subjects and Contexts

The Social Museum Collection

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