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English: A lithograph by Nathaniel Currier supporting the temperance movement. The Drunkard's Progress: from the first glass to the grave
Date circa 1846
date QS:P,+1846-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source The Library of Congress
Author Nathaniel Currier
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The Drunkards Progress. From the first glass to the grave.

Step 1. A glass with a friend.

Step 2. A glass to keep the cold out.

Step 3. A glass too much.

Step 4. Drunk and riotous.

Step 5. The summit attained. Jolly companions. A confirmed drunkard.

Step 6. Poverty and disease.

Step 7. Forsaken by Friends.

Step 8. Desperation and crime.

Step 9. Death by suicide.

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The author died in 1888, so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 100 years or fewer.


This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published (or registered with the U.S. Copyright Office) before January 1, 1931.

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This lithograph depicts a symmetrical nine-step bridge. On each step is a stage in the life of a man who becomes addicted to alcohol, leading to poverty, crime, and eventually suicide. Below the bridge, his wife and child are depicted in tears.

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