Syphilis .... six out of ten cured because they did not wait too long – Vintage Poster
(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: Syphilis .... six out of ten cured because they did not wait too long, preserved in this vintage poster. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Syphilis .... six out of ten cured because they did not wait too long
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Few WPA health posters are as blunt as this one, which tells New Yorkers that six in ten people with syphilis could be cured if they sought treatment before the disease advanced. The city's Department of Correction sponsored it, an unusual backer that suggests how closely public health and municipal agencies worked together during the Depression. Federal Art Project designers made silkscreen posters like this to reach people who would never read a dense pamphlet, and the flat color blocks and short wording were meant to be taken in at a glance on a street corner or in a clinic waiting room.
| 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 | Syphilis--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,694 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 659_Syphilis_six_out_of_te_1936 |
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