Fight tuberculosis - obey the rules of health – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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Fight tuberculosis - obey the rules of health comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Fight tuberculosis - obey the rules of health
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This silkscreen poster carries a direct public health message, "Fight tuberculosis, obey the rules of health," and was sponsored by the New York City Department of Correction, a detail that ties it to the city's jails and their inmates. It was produced under the Work Projects Administration, the New Deal program that employed artists to make posters for government agencies and community services during the 1930s. Tuberculosis was still a serious killer in crowded urban settings in the 1930s, and the rules it promoted, such as covering coughs, keeping clean, and getting checked, were a standard part of the campaigns of the era. The date stamped on the back, May 14, 1941, shows the print was still in circulation years after it was designed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: May 14 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction sponsor. |
| Subjects | Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Tuberculosis--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,723 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 657_Fight_tuberculosis_obe_1936 |
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