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Collection StructurePoster collection
> Shall prohibition shackle our city? "The social customs of New York City, including what we shall eat and what we shall drink, are for New York City alone to decide. By consenting to the nullification of the Fifteenth Amendment at the hands of law-making bodies in the South, Washington has established the precedent that it will not coerce a community that is bent on self-determination. Therefore, be it resolved that the New York police force be the nucleus of a volunteer municipal militia ..."
Item Title
Shall prohibition shackle our city? "The social customs of New York City, including what we shall eat and what we shall drink, are for New York City alone to decide. By consenting to the nullification of the Fifteenth Amendment at the hands of law-making bodies in the South, Washington has established the precedent that it will not coerce a community that is bent on self-determination. Therefore, be it resolved that the New York police force be the nucleus of a volunteer municipal militia ..."
Collection TitlePoster collection
Artist
Caswell, Edward J.
Date Created1919
Description
Drawing of the Statue of Liberty with ball and chain. (Poster is torn and top 2/3 of drawing is gone).
Language(s)
Country of Origin
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
black and white
Hoover IDPoster US 5564
Record NumberXX343.29470
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
RightsNo known restrictions.
