World Prohibition Conf, Columbus, Ohio, 1918 – Vintage Photo Print
(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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Step back in time with World Prohibition Conf, Columbus, Ohio, 1918, a historic image rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: National Conference, World Wide Prohibition, Columbus, O., Nov. 19th-22nd, 1918
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World Prohibition Conf, Columbus, Ohio, 1918
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Columbus, Ohio, hosted the World Prohibition Conference in 1918, when the question of banning alcohol was moving quickly through American politics. The Anti-Saloon League and its allies drew delegates to the city to press their cause at a time when the nation was at war and grain and sugar were being rationed. Columbus was then a growing state capital and railroad hub, with breweries, factories, and a rapidly expanding population tied to the Ohio State University campus on its north side. Residents of the period would have known the city as a center of the temperance movement, a place where debates over saloons and public morals were carried on in newspapers, churches, and the statehouse. Within months, the national prohibition amendment would be ratified, and the conference stood as one of the last large gatherings before that change took hold.
| Created / published | 1918 |
|---|---|
| Creator | baker art gallery |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Ohio |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,607 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | National Conference, World Wide Prohibition, Columbus, O., Nov. 19th-22nd, 1918 |
| Reference | OH 1918 World Prohibition Conf, Columbus |
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