Coming to the wrong shop
Subject(s): Alcoholic beverages, Containers, Crosby, Howard, 1826-1891, Municipal officials and employees, New York (State)--New York, Temperance
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Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby holds a paper that states, “Petition for the Reduction of the Grog Shops in New York –Dr. Crosby.” He is standing in the “Council-Chamber of the New York Board of Aldermen,” facing a group of anthropomorphized liquor barrels, bottles, and jugs, some labeled “Rum Seller, Liquor Dealer, [and] Gin-Mill Keeper.” Caption: Chorus of Aldermen – “We will use our ‘very best judgement’ to assist this worthy movement.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1883-03-28
Creator(s)
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Coming to the wrong shop. [March 28, 1883]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288207. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937. Coming to the wrong shop. [28 Mar. 1883]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288207.
APA:
Opper, Frederick Burr, 1857-1937., [1883, March 28]. Coming to the wrong shop.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o288207.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
