This political cartoon depicts a man that has traveled to Canada, and his suitcases are dripping with what seems to be booze, and on the ground bottles of alcohols are scattered about. The man says,"I'm here on a little 'Booziness Trip'." so it is safe to assume that the man is from the United States. This cartoon mocks the drinking problems in Canada and how prohibition did nothing to stop people from drinking compared to the strict prohibition in the United States, and how people from United States come to drink and relax in Canada.
Figure 1.3.1: Political cartoon depicting a drunk man travelling in Canada
Figure 1.3.1: Political cartoon depicting a drunk man travelling in Canada
This social movement poster depicts a woman with a child in her arms, both looking helpless, and the caption reads, "Help me to keep him pure," and, "Please vote against the sale of liquors". This poster uses the plain folks technique and advises the reader to vote against the sale of liquors in order to keep 'him pure', so the poster is specifically reaching out to women who have husbands with drinking problems.. This poster was most likely made by a temperance group in an effort to ban the sale and consumption of liquors, in order to eliminate the financial and physical implications that drinking causes.
Figure 1.3.2: Poster on banning alcohols
Figure 1.3.2: Poster on banning alcohols
This political cartoon shows a man trying to cross the border between the United States and Canada with a liquor bottle in his hand and a barrel of rum on his back. The fact that the man bribes the policeman with money and the fact that the policeman accepts the money shows how the corruptness actually soared after the prohibition and how people exported liquor illegally from Canada into the United States and sold it at astronomical prices.
Figure 1.3.3: "Along the Border" cartoon showing a man illegally crossing the border with alcohol.
Figure 1.3.3: "Along the Border" cartoon showing a man illegally crossing the border with alcohol.