Lantern Slide, "The Way the Law is Enforced" Cartoon, 1890-1910

Frank Beard (1842-1905), an illustrator, caricaturist, and cartoonist, began his career by sketching scenes of military life for popular publications--such as Harper's Weekly--during the Civil War. His later works promoted Christianity, warned against secularism, and targeted the social ills of the Gilded Age. Beard backed efforts to limit alcohol consumption, this cartoon depicts the determination needed to enforce liquor laws.