The silver lining to an opium cloud – Historic 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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The silver lining to an opium cloud
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*Puck*, the New York weekly known for its satirical drawings, ran this wood engraving in its August 12, 1885 issue, on page 370, under the title "The silver lining to an opium cloud." The title turns the old proverb that every cloud has a silver lining toward opium and the habit that was drawing growing concern in the United States at the time. Opium, morphine and patent medicines containing them were widely available in the 1880s with few restrictions, and humor magazines often used such subjects to comment on dependence. The record's details come from an old caption card and have not been verified, so the magazine citation is the best starting point for checking the original issue.
| Created / published | 1885 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : wood engraving. |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Puck, 1885 Aug. 12, p. 370. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr) - NARCOTICS AND NARCOTIC HABIT--1885. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,264 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173503 |
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