X-Ray radium surgery - the three recognized treatments for cancer Consult your doctor – 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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This vintage poster of X-Ray radium surgery - the three recognized treatments for cancer Consult your doctor brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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X-Ray radium surgery - the three recognized treatments for cancer Consult your doctor
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The poster's text sets it apart from other health posters of the period: it names three recognized treatments for cancer, X-ray, radium, and surgery, and then tells viewers to consult a doctor. It was produced in 1936 under the Federal theater Project in New York, part of the Works Progress Administration's broader effort to put art and public information to work during the Depression. Public health campaigns of the 1930s often tried to counter myths and quack remedies by pointing people toward established medical care, and this poster follows that approach. Its silkscreen color and simple lettering were typical of WPA poster work, which was designed to be eye-catching and easy to read from a distance.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Feb 2 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Cancer--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,722 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 302_XRay_radium_surgery_th_1936 |
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