Any more T206 topics for today?

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

Well, not really behind it but a popular face for the cause & a hardcore prohibition advocate ; her name is Carry Nation, she was basically a one woman army at war with the "Demon Rum". She staged a violent campaign against the saloons that were flouting the Kansas Prohibition law in 1900.

She then traveled to the "wet states" where drinking was still legal and unleashed her fury upon those poor drinkers. Tearing up saloons with a hatchet. This was before the 18th amendment that went into effect on July 16th, 1920 (nationwide prohibition). I believe she passed away in 1911 (don't hold me to that, I may have to fact check her death).

She was once married to an alcoholic~ this may have had something to do with her anti-alcohol rage (along with being extremely religious) but a funny side note: four years after her death, the revenuers turned up a tremendous moonshine layout on her father's old farm in Missouri

I just like the picture, I can imagine her going into a saloon and tearing it up, and everyone just moving out of the way of the crazy lady with the hatchet

Mike- lol

Sincerely, Clayton

So awesome.. I thought I'd seen her pic before but didn't know all that. Things were just more colorful back then. I wish she were alive today so we could sic her on the Mexican drug cartels and reality TV stars. Nation and hatchet v Kardiashians or the Atlanta house wives.

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

So awesome.. I thought I'd seen her pic before but didn't know all that. Things were just more colorful back then. I wish she were alive today so we could sic her on the Mexican drug cartels and reality TV stars. Nation and hatchet v Kardiashians or the Atlanta house wives.

She may give the cartels a good beating

I thought of starting an interactive thread in the watercooler section devoted to American History from the 1920's, it was a fascinating time in our country. There were quite a few interesting characters back in those days

Sincerely, Clayton

[Exhibitman]

I understand what Phil was getting at. I have a pretty strong T206 collection; been collecting T206 HOFers since I was a kid. They are great cards, aesthetically speaking, and I've never managed to bring myself to liquidate them even when prices were soaring [except for the freaks; had to get in on that action while I could]. That said, I am pretty bored with the seemingly endless discussions of the set. I rarely read any of the T206 threads and usually then it is only to find out if my collection has one of the 'new' variations, factory designations, misprints, etc., that might be noteworthy. I realize that T206 is sort of the lowest common denominator for prewar collectors, so it will always have a place at the discussion table, but the board does sometimes read like a T206 web site. Just me $0.02 worth and probably overpriced at that.