No home remedy or quack doctor ever cured syphilis or gonorrhea See your doctor or local health officer / Karsakov. – Vintage Wall Art
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(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: No home remedy or quack doctor ever cured syphilis or gonorrhea See your doctor or local health officer / Karsakov., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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No home remedy or quack doctor ever cured syphilis or gonorrhea See your doctor or local health officer / Karsakov.
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Its message is blunt: no home remedy or quack doctor has ever cured syphilis or gonorrhea, so readers are told to see a physician or the local health officer. Issued in 1941, it belongs to a federal campaign against venereal disease that gained urgency as the country expanded its armed forces and defense industries, when officials feared infection would weaken the workforce and recruits. Such campaigns often competed with patent medicines and unlicensed practitioners who sold miracle cures. The poster is credited to Karsakov, and its bright color and direct wording reflect the plainspoken style of public health posters from the period.
| Created / published | [1941] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Posters American 1940-1950.Prints Color 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Promotional goal: U.S. G31. 1941. |
| Subjects | Health education--United States--1940-1950. Sexually transmitted diseases--United States--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,150 × 1,481 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218181 |
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