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Sons of Temperance, c. 1845

Two men, one pledge, no exceptions for cider.

What

A hand-coloured lithograph of two members of the Sons of Temperance in regalia, attributed to E. C. Kellogg and held by the Missouri History Museum.

Why

The pledge in the right-hand man's hand reads: No brother shall make, buy, sell or use, as a beverage any Spiritous or Malt Liquors, Wine, or Cider.

Notice

The red curtains and the domed building through the window give the scene the look of a statesman's portrait.

“Temperance dressed itself as citizenship first.”

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 27x41" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Artist: E. C. Kellogg
Country: United States
Format: Other
Piece published: Sons of Temperance, lithograph, 1845
Source: Missouri History Museum

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Scan: Missouri History Museum; public domain. 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 1845, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Elijah Chapman Kellogg; Commons reads Public domain with {{PD-Art}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-auto-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}} {{Works of authors who died more than 100 years ago}}. 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.