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Demon drink
.jpg "This image, from the children’s magazine the ‘Band of Hope Review’ symbolises the way in which children were exposed to harsh truths and sometimes shocking material, in the quest to deter them from drinking. Many of the images presented to young readers would be seen as unsuitable for present day children’s magazines")
.jpg "Women were depicted as drunk in material for children far less frequently than were men. However, as this image from the ‘Band of Hope Review’ (December 1863) shows, their drunkenness was presented as much more shocking. Once again, such an image would not be presented to young children now")
.jpg "Drink-related domestic violence was often shown in material for children, such as this issue of ‘Onward’ from 1882. Since George Cruikshank’s series of engravings, ‘The Bottle’ in 1847, the drunken father’s effect on his family had been a staple of temperance propaganda")
About the exhibition
An exhibition focusing on the impact of the 19th-century temperance movemen is now on display at the People's History Museum, Manchester.
Drawing on local and national collections, the exhibition focuses on the everyday experiences and concerns of working people and their families around drink and abstinence and brings these themes to life through historical artefacts, archive film footage and oral histories.
Demon Drink? Temperance and the Working Class is on display at the People's History Museum, Manchester, until 24 February 2014 and admission is free. Find out more at the museum's website
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