Comments on: Lips that touch liquor shall not touch ours.

By: Anne Fessenden

Anne Fessenden — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:42:31 +0000

This photo is not a ‘fake’. Two of the women in the picture are my relatives…my maternal grandmother and aunt. They both were members of the Women’s Christian Temperence Union in Fayette County, Pennsylvania when the photo was taken, sometime between 1919 and 1933. We are still researching the exact dates.

By: silvertop

silvertop — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 21:02:46 +0000

My sister tells me that the woman sitting on the left in the light dress is the image of me when I was younger and I have to agree it could be a photo of me. ~As I beleive in reincarnation I am intrigued. How can I find out who these women were.

By: JqRaptor

JqRaptor — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:32:14 +0000

…
Thank god I drink.
*Orders another round*

By: Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours — Lost At E Minor: For creative people

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:28 +0000

[...] ‘Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Not Touch Ours’ was a political slogan used by the US American Anti-Saloon League, the leading prohibitionist organization in the early twentieth century. The ASL was a brilliant lobbyist organization, achieving nation-wide prohibition for fourteen years, but they were clearly pretty shoddy when it came to advertising. We wonder how successful these ladies were in their deterrent strike? [...]

By: aleXander

aleXander — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 21:04:16 +0000

and also, the basis of the “joke” is still sexist guy humor utilizing the idea of what is judged by these oh-so-handsome gents as unattractive women.
just sayin’

By: Jesse, himself.

Jesse, himself. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:48:40 +0000

Thanks for the insights, Mike. This post continues to generate fascinating commentary. Great conversation.

Cheers
:)

Jesse

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 20:09:34 +0000

I have done a lot of comparisons on the pictures of the women(?) in this photo. I do not believe the woman possibly identified as Carrie Nations is that person. Carrie Nations worked very hard in the temperance movement. She was, by all accounts, a very big woman, 6 feet tall and weighing in at 175 pounds. She also only lived to age 64. The woman in the picture does bare a striking resemblance to her, but I think that is intentional.
The lady in the back center does also look a lot like Susan Johnston and funny enough, the one the poster stated that looks like Grff Rhys Jones, does look a lot like him. Coincidence? Maybe. I am still working on trying to id some of the other “women” in the pic, as they are very familiar.
I believe, but may very well be wrong, this is a promo shot from one of the comedic westerns that were very popular in the ’60s, like “The Shakiest Gun in the West” with Don Knotts, or “Support Your Local Sheriff” with James Garner. One of the character actresses in the movie, Kathleen Freeman, looks remarkably like the kneeling lady on the far right in the dark clothing. The ladies look way to familiar. I think they are all character actresses. I may be wrong, but I think the NPS missed this one.

By: lisa

lisa — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:08:00 +0000

I was told by my father that the lady left towards front light colored dress.. is my great great grandma “Carrie Nations.” I wonder if anyone knows if thats her?

By: mafiaman (weezy lol)

mafiaman (weezy lol) — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:51:20 +0000

old but hilarious man.

By: dave taylor

dave taylor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:09:13 +0000

Isn’t that Grff Rhys Jones to the left of Sue Johnson ?