Temperance Parade Float of the Delaware Women’s Christian Temperance Union, original photograph ca. 1910s–1920s.

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Documentary photograph of a circa 1910s–1920s Delaware Women’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) parade float preparing to join a parade, likely in Dover.

Built on a flatbed wagon pulled by two white horses, the float features a white motif symbolizing purity. An older woman blows a shiny metal trumpet while children and young people hold shield-shaped signs with temperance slogans like “Prohibition—the Best Method,” “Law Enforcement,” “For God Home and Every Land,” and “Scientific Temperance Instruction.” American flags on the horses’ heads add a patriotic note.

Price: $75.00