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The Drunkard's Progress, or the Direct Road to Poverty, Wretchedness & Ruin: The Grog Shop (1826)

Hand-colored engraving by John Warner Barber (1798-1885), printed in New Haven, Connecticut. Biblical quotation above the image: "Wo unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle Strong Drink... Isaiah 5C.22v." [Isaiah 5:22]. Two men are drinking at a saloon, while two are brawling, one is vomiting, and one is unconscious on a bench. Below the image is a recitation of the continuation of alcoholism: "Bad Company, Profaneness, Cursing and Swearing, Quarreling & Fighting, Gambling, Obscenity, Ridicule and Hatred of Religion, The Gate of Hell."(Source: Printed Ephemera Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Image edited by Dr. Douglas J Lanska.)

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