Three poor men burdened with barrels of alcohol, being freed by a man from the Temperance Society, while a woman looks on. Wood-engraving by S. Barr, c. 1840, with letterpress.

Date:
1840
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25958i
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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] (Preston, Church Street : J. Livesey, printer)

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1 print : wood-engraving

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Dead weight. what a pity you should so load and beggar yourselves! a long pull, a strong pull, and a pull all together! ... S. Barr sc Birmingham Lettering on the barrels and load reads "tobacco, 5 millions! wine, 6 millions! ale, porter, cider, & c. cost us 30 millions per annum! spirits, 22 millions! all used to promote what?" Lettering continues with text below the image decrying alcoholism and the amount of liquor drunk annually in the United Kingdom

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Wellcome Collection 25958i

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