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A card containing an unsigned pledge to abstain from the production, purchase, sale, and use of alcohol.

Double-sided postcard. Front depicts a knight and horse and text of a "Temperance Pledge" with blank signature and date lines. Back contains general postcard design with no message.

Double-sided postcard. Front depicts the First Baptist Church in Fredonia, NY, birthplace of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Back contains description of the historical importance of the church and general postcard design with no message.

Portrait of Frederick Douglass by James LeClear, newly discovered in a scrapbook at the Rochester Public Library.

Album quilt made for the Reverend Charles Thompson and his wife, Alice, when Rev. Thompson left 2nd Baptist Church in Rochester. 17 names of parishioners.

Quaker bonnet made of gray/green silk. It belonged to Elizabeth Hammond Bowman (1809-1896) who belonged to the Scipio Monthly Meeting, which was later know as the Poplar Ridge Monthly Meeting. Typical of Quaker garments and accessories, this bonnet…

Redware jug with incised inscription; was made for a ship captain, which might make this example less than ideal for the exhibit. If so, I can find another of similar size - actually, probably a bit smaller.

Salt glazed stoneware jug with cobalt decoration, of the type often used for spiritous liquors.

The Mother of Nations pipe.

Freeman Johnson's gustoweh. A gustoweh is a traditional Haudenosaunee fitted hat with feathers affixed to the top. It is worn by males and identifies the nation the man belongs to, depending on the placement of the feathers.