Pledge card, Total Abstinence Association, location unknown, 1870s

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1870s

GUSN

GUSN-265670

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Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Politics
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Politics - General - Folder 1
Pledge card, Total Abstinence Association, location unknown, 1870s
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Politics
    - General
      - Politics - General - Folder 1
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        Pledge card, Total Abstinence Association, location unknown, 1870s (current record)
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Description

Pledge signers must promise to abstain from alcohol except for medicinal or mechanical purposes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
pledges
alcoholism
cards (information artifacts)

Physical Descrption

1 card ; 3 x 4 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.092.01.01.006

Image Dimensions

3 x 4 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, October 2000.

Record Details

Originator

Total Abstinence Association

Material Type

cards (information artifacts)

Subjects

Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Temperance

Description Level

Item

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