Sean B.C Question B
Were the artists of these two posters for of against Prohibition?
Sources C and D both give clear evidence that supports the idea the artists were for Prohibition. Source C shows us the artist was for Prohibition. We have evidence from the slogan at the top of the page which says “The poor mans club, the most expensive in the world to belong to”. We know this could be true because it shows a man handing a pouch of money over to the barman, also in a circle at the bottom, a family starving and the mother saying “The poor mans club - it keeps its men and their families always poor”. This backs up the slogan and shows us that the artist is trying to make the point clear, that saloons and alcohol ruins family lives. We also see the pouch of money being handed over is actually labelled “week’s wages”. This indicates this man has spent all his hard earned money from the week, on alcohol at the saloon. The last thing we see which refers directly to poverty, is the statement at the bottom which says “slaves of the saloon”. It links poverty to slaves and slaves to the saloon it basically means, they are bound by the saloon, just like a slave is bound to their master. Overall, I think this artist was 100% behind the idea of Prohibition and thought it would definitely work.
