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Congenital syphilis is preventable If syphilitic mothers will take adequate treatment – Historic Poster Reproduction

Congenital syphilis is preventable If syphilitic mothers will take adequate treatment, 1936 — vintage poster
Congenital syphilis is preventable If syphilitic mothers will take adequate treatment, 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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Step back in time with Congenital syphilis is preventable If syphilitic mothers will take adequate treatment, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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Few posters of the period address expectant mothers as directly as this one, which states that congenital syphilis can be prevented when mothers take adequate treatment. Produced as a silkscreen on board in 1936 under the Works Progress Administration, it is credited to Conrad Seiler, with the Federal theater Project in San Francisco listed as sponsor. Its subject tags point to prenatal care in New York State during the 1930s, when public health campaigns urged early testing and treatment to protect unborn babies from the disease.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Jun 28 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Seiler Conrad 1897- Federal Theatre Project (San Francisco Calif.) sponsor.
SubjectsPrenatal care--New York (State)--1930-1940. Women--Health & welfare--New York (State)--1930-1940. Syphilis--New York (State)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,711 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference800_Congenital_syphilis_is_1936

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