The Temperance Movement was an enormous social
element for a very long period of our history, starting mid 19th century
and culminating in the Prohibition ammendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The W.C.T.U. or Women's Christian Temperance Union was a major force in
promoting the Prohibition or Temperance Movement. Every town and village
had its own chapters of this organization including those in the three
county area represented on this site. People, including children,
were encouraged to sign pledge cards promising not to use alchoholic beverages.
Political candidates ran on a platform of temperance or Prohibition.
The organization still operates today, although it is not as widespread
as it once was. You can find related pages using Google.
Some years ago, Don Stanton and his wife had purchased a home in Sullivan
Township. Among the artifacts they found discarded by the previous owners
were many W.C.T.U. postcards from early in the 20th century. Don saved
these and submitted scans for presentation on the site. Since there are
nearly thirtyof them, and I do not want to have to choose among them, I
will present them all here on three pages. I am also including links to
related pages.
|
| Postcards - W.C.T.U. Postcards |
| Year: First decades of 1900s |
| Postcards submitted by Don Stanton |
|
