Tree of temperance – Historic Reproduction
![Tree of temperance, [Cincinnati : published by A.D. Fillmore], c1855. — antique lithograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/25/25c139408e13-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique lithograph captures Tree of temperance in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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*Tree of Temperance* is an allegorical lithograph published in Cincinnati around 1855, and it was meant to be read alongside its companion, *Tree of Intemperance*. Though the sheet is unsigned, the record notes that it was probably printed by Archibald MacBrair, who likely produced the companion piece as well. Paired trees, one thriving and one blighted, were a familiar device in the temperance campaigns of the 1850s, when reformers urged Americans to give up liquor and pressed for legal limits on its sale. Cincinnati, a busy river city with a strong printing trade, was a natural center for such moral-reform images.
| Created / published | [Cincinnati : published by A.D. Fillmore], c1855. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on wove paper: lithograph ; image 28.4 x 21.3 cm. |
| Genre | 1855. DLC Published in: American political prints |
| Notes | Title from item. Though unsigned, the print was probably printed by Archibald MacBrair like its companion piece Tree of Intemperance |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,157 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-130708 |
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