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Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m – Antique Poster Print

Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m, 1936 — vintage poster
Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m, 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Early is the watchword for cancer control" leads this 1936 silkscreen poster, and the design includes a rooster, an unusual figure for a health message. The poster was produced under the Works Progress Administration and credits the U.S. Public Health Service, reflecting a 1930s federal push to get the public to seek early diagnosis and treatment. Its promise that early action will save lives addressed a period when cancer was widely feared and many patients came to doctors too late for effective care. A date stamp on the back, September 1938, shows the print was still in circulation two years after its initial release.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). U.S. Public Health Service in cooperation with the American Society for Control of Cancer. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 206 (version no. 1b) · Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor.
SubjectsUnited States. Public Health Service--Public relations--1930-1940. Cancer--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Roosters--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,762 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference296_Early_is_the_watchword_1936

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