Prevent syphilis in marriage / M. Lewis Jacobs(?). – Vintage Poster Wall Art
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Prevent syphilis in marriage / M. Lewis Jacobs(?). comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Prevent syphilis in marriage / M. Lewis Jacobs(?).
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A 1936 silkscreen poster from the Work Projects Administration, titled "Prevent syphilis in marriage," addresses a health concern that public messaging of the period often handled with restraint. The record tentatively credits the design to M. Lewis Jacobs and lists the New York City Department of Correction as sponsor, showing how city agencies used federal arts programs to carry public health messages. In the 1930s, many states, New York among them, required blood tests before a marriage license was issued, and posters like this one urged couples to get screened before the wedding. The back bears a July 1940 date stamp, indicating the sheet remained in agency files for several years after it was printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 19 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction sponsor. |
| Subjects | Syphilis--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Marriage--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,743 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 658_Prevent_syphilis_in_mar_1936 |
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