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Bowen, Henry, 1794-1874 A mirror for the intemperate

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08600 Author/Creator: Bowen, Henry, 1794-1874 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadside Date: 1830 Pagination: 1 textile sheet Height: 53 cm, Width: 51 cm Order a Copy

Temperance broadside with poems and extracts such as "Ode to Rum" and "Set Down that Glass." Also includes some illustrations. Printed on cloth for Nathaniel Boynton by Henry Bowen's Chemical Print. Mounted on cloth covered board; dimensions include mounting.

Bowen, Henry, 1794-1874

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