Gallery›Wellcome Collection›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.
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.
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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.

1840

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: 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

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