Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885 The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin

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GLC06025
GLC#
GLC06025
Type
Broadsides, posters & signs
Date
1826
Author/Creator
Barber, John Warner, 1798-1885
Title
The drunkard's progress, or the direct road to poverty, wretchedness, & ruin
Place Written
New Haven, Connecticut
Pagination
1 sheet Height: 46 cm, Width: 29 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
The First Age of Reform

Four woodcut panels showing the decline of man through drink: The Morning Dram, The Grog Shop, The Confirmed Drunkard, Concluding Scene. Each panel is accompanied by a written description of each stage of drunkenness.

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