One year into “the noble experiment”, cartoonist Rollin Kirby (1875 – 1952) penned this editorial gag which clearly indicated that the nation was being lorded-over by a bunch of prudes.




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1920s Prohibition created a criminal climate that appealed to more women than you ever might have suspected…

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Anti-Prohibition Cartoons 1919-1922Cartoon by Rollin Kirby 1920Old Magazine Cartoon + Rollin Kirby 1920Prohibition Cartoon 1920
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