This map follows the concept of the Woman's Suffrage maps, which had become widespread and effective by 1915. See Schulten 2021; see generally Subjects > Suffrage. It was published as the frontispiece of a book "designed to aid in making the map . . . wholly white, by removing the shadow of the bottle from the homes and hearts of men." The book is filled with "stories, statistics, and cartoons [that] should contribute toward making the voter, the saloon keeper, Uncle Sam, and the devil as well, ashamed of themselves for the part they play in this traffic in the souls of men."
For a similar map, see ID #1183, The Wet and Dry Map, 1916. For a less-effective effort at the same kind of map, see ID #2026, Prohibition Map of the United States, 1910. For other Prohibition-related maps, see Subjects > Alcohol.
N.a. [1915]. The Shadow of the Bottle. Published in the Interest of Nation-Wide Prohibition of the Liquor Traffic. Washington: Review and Herald Publishing Association.
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P.J. Mode collection of persuasive cartography, #8548. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.