Anti-Saloon League Richmond, Virginia, 1914 – Historic Photograph 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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A window into the past: Anti-Saloon League Richmond, Virginia, 1914, preserved in this historic image. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Thirteenth Annual Convention of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia, Richmond, January 21, 1914
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Anti-Saloon League Richmond, Virginia, 1914
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Richmond, Virginia, in 1914 was a city built on tobacco, iron, and railroads. Its factories turned out cigarettes and plug tobacco, and the Tredegar Iron Works on the James River and several rail lines moved goods through the former Confederate capital. The Anti-Saloon League, the subject this photograph is titled for, was pushing hard against liquor that year, when Virginia's legislature was moving toward statewide prohibition, set to take effect in 1916. Saloonkeepers, brewers, and their customers in the city watched that fight closely, since the outcome would affect downtown business and local tax revenue. The panorama shows a city in the middle of that argument just as the war in Europe began drawing national attention elsewhere.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | sparrow, thomas, foster, w. w. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Virginia |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,560 px · prints to 18 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Thirteenth Annual Convention of the Anti-Saloon League of Virginia, Richmond, January 21, 1914 |
| Reference | VA Anti-Saloon League Richmond 1914 |
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