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Signing the Pledge, 1846

A man signs at a kitchen table while his wife prays at the door.

What

A lithograph of 1846 dedicated to the Washingtonians of the United States, held by the Library of Congress.

Why

The dedication calls the pledge the Washingtonians' declaration of independence from the dominion of King Alcohol.

Notice

The table is an upended barrel, and a child pulls at the signer's coat.

“The movement began in kitchens, long before it reached Congress.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 24x36" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Country: United States
Format: Other
Piece published: Signing the pledge, lithograph, 1846
Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2003680827

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Scan: Library of Congress; no known restrictions. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Published 1846, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Popular Graphic Arts; Commons reads Public domain with {{LOC-image}} {{LOC-meta}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-100-1923}} {{PD-old-100-expired}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was no longer in the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.