Dont gamble with syphilis--Consult health authorities – Antique Poster Print
(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: Dont gamble with syphilis--Consult health authorities, 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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Dont gamble with syphilis--Consult health authorities
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This silkscreen poster carries a blunt warning in its title, "Don't gamble with syphilis," and urges viewers to consult health authorities rather than rely on rumor or self-treatment. It is one of the public health posters produced under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists during the Depression to create low-cost graphics for city and state agencies. Its Chicago subject reflects a period when venereal disease was a major concern for local health departments, and when public campaigns sought to bring infected people into clinics for testing and treatment. The verso bears a 1940 date stamp, a reminder that such posters circulated for years after their original printing.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Syphilis--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Health care--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,835 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 641_Dont_gamble_with_syphil_1936 |
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