National Prohibition Convention, 1892 – Antique Wall Art
(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 historic photograph captures National Prohibition Convention, 1892 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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National Prohibition Convention, 1892
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Indianapolis hosted the Prohibition Party's national convention in 1892, and this photograph documents that gathering in the city. The party, founded in 1869, made banning the manufacture and sale of alcohol its central cause, and its delegates that year nominated John Bidwell of California for president. The print was made by Barnum & Cumback, a local Indianapolis photography firm, so it reflects the city's own studio trade of the period. The exact hall and the identities of the people shown are not confirmed here, which makes the image most useful as a view of a third-party political meeting at a time when temperance was drawing wide public debate.
| Created / published | c1892. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Copyright by Barnum & Cumback, Indianapolis, Indiana. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Indiana--Indianapolis; Conventions--1892; Photog. Index; Prohibition; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,072 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135086 |
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