Laws in relation to the manufacture, use, being under the influence of and sale of alcohol

A procession of publicans and a beggar following the coffin of Madam Geneva; attacking the Act preventing distillers from retailing or selling gin to unlicensed premises. Engraving, 1751.

A triumphant American slave woman representing quassia (ingredient in acoholic drinks) is carried aloft by two brewers; representing the outcry against a tax on private brewing (?). Etching by J. Gillray, 1806.

Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.

An appeal to the people for the suppression of the liquor traffic : a prize essay / by Rev. H.D. Kitchel.

Regulating tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods : the legal issues / edited by Tania Voon, Andrew D Mitchell and Jonathan Liberman.

Alcohol : science, policy and public health / edited by Peter Boyle [and others].

A plea for temperance legislation : Lord Peel's proposals for Scotland / by D.M. Ross.

1 print : chromolithograph ; image 30.5 x 47.2 cm

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Alcohol - Law and legislation

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An appeal to the people for the suppression of the liquor traffic : a prize essay / by Rev. H.D. Kitchel.

Regulating tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods : the legal issues / edited by Tania Voon, Andrew D Mitchell and Jonathan Liberman.

Alcohol : science, policy and public health / edited by Peter Boyle [and others].

A plea for temperance legislation : Lord Peel's proposals for Scotland / by D.M. Ross.

Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.

Alcohol - Law and legislation

Images from the collections

Images about Alcohol - Law and legislation

Works from the collections

An appeal to the people for the suppression of the liquor traffic : a prize essay / by Rev. H.D. Kitchel.

Regulating tobacco, alcohol, and unhealthy foods : the legal issues / edited by Tania Voon, Andrew D Mitchell and Jonathan Liberman.

Alcohol : science, policy and public health / edited by Peter Boyle [and others].

A plea for temperance legislation : Lord Peel's proposals for Scotland / by D.M. Ross.

Policemen apprehend a pickpocket taking a license from a publican; representing the value to the government of publicans' licenses. Chromolithograph by T. Merry, 1890, after himself.

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