Sujet

Member of the committee...erects sign on the highway, U.S. 99, near Hanford, CA, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange.

Légende

Near Hanford, California. On U.S. 99. A member of the committee from adjoining town erects sign on the highway. [Sign: 'Abstinence Not Moderation, Will Reduce Accidents. W.C.T.U.'. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) was one of the largest and most influential women's groups of the 19th century. It originally campaigned for labour laws, prison reform and suffrage, but later distanced itself from feminist groups, instead focusing primarily on prohibition].

Date

1939

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM22A51_472

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

51,9Mo (1,9Mo) / 34,9cm x 37,2cm / 4127 x 4395 (300dpi)

Mots clés

California unusual drink library economics country warning sign alcohol accident accidents photography location century prevention thirties abstinence concept depression negative incident recession B&W notice liquor Library of Congress United States of America moderation black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century Great Depression American America USA temperance TGN photograph united states Temperance Movement Congressional Library Heritage Art Dorothea Lange Lange Dorothea Taylor Dorothea Lange Dorothea Lange Taylor Russell Lee Lee Russell Farm Security Administration FSA Office of War Information OWI Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn Nutzhorn Dorothea Margaretta nitrate negative still image Nitrate negatives. gmgpc WCTU Woman's Christian Temperance Union