Carrie Nation, the Saloon Smasher
Carrie Nation (1846-1911), American temperance campaigner known as the Saloon Smasher because of her use of vandalism to get her views across -- she would generally enter a saloon and attack the bar with a hatchet. She described herself as a bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus, barking at what He doesn't like, and claimed that God had commanded her to promote temperance by smashing up bars. Seen here with her hatchet in one hand and a bottle (no doubt of alcohol) in the other
Picture No
10410480
Media ID
47973200
Size
4662px x 6056px
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Credit
Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed photograph
Date
circa 1911
