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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Consommation annuelle de l'eau-de-vie à 50°, par litres et par tête de population, 1919-1922
Contributor:
Koller, Dr.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Alcohol Drinking economics
Subject (MeSH Term):
Alcoholic Beverages statistics & numerical data
Subject (MeSH Term):
Taxes
Subject (MeSH Term):
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Subject (Geographic Name):
Europe
Publication Information:
[Switzerland : s.n., 1929]
Publication Country:
Switzerland
Copyright Statement:
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Order No.:
A031107
Physical Description:
1 print (poster) : col. ; 101 x 71 cm.
Image Description:
Predominantly white poster with black lettering. Title at top of poster. Title addresses the per liter and per capita consumption of alcohol between 1919-1922. Visual images are illustrations of national flags, bottles of liquor, and coins. The bottles vary in size, depending on the level of consumption in a country. The countries compared are Great Britain (least), Belgium, Germany, France, and Switzerland (most). Lower portion of poster uses Swiss francs of varying sizes to illustrate the taxation of alcohol in the same countries. There is an exact inverse correlation between taxation and consumption.
Note (General):
"D'après le Dr. Koller."
Note (General):
Artist, U. Schütz.
Language:
fre
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
PP057459 map
Record UI:
101449729

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