Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854

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Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854

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Description

Maine was the first state to ban the sale of alcohol in 1851. In a defiant act against prohibition, two unidentified women sat at table holding whiskey glasses, with the bottle on the table in between the them.

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About This Item

  • Title: Two women with whiskey glasses, ca. 1854
  • Creation Date: circa 1854
  • Subject Date: circa 1854
  • Location: ME
  • Media: Tintype
  • Dimensions: 5.7 cm x 8.3 cm
  • Local Code: Coll. 2003, Box 7/29
  • Collection: Early photography collection
  • Object Type: Image

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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