Milk truckers do not! pick up milk at farms where there are cases of diphtheria scarl – 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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Step back in time with Milk truckers do not! pick up milk at farms where there are cases of diphtheria scarl, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Milk truckers do not! pick up milk at farms where there are cases of diphtheria scarl
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What sets this poster apart is its direct warning to milk haulers: trucks should not collect milk from farms where diphtheria or scarlet fever cases were present. Printed in 1936 as a silkscreen by the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, it reflects the program's use of bold color posters to carry public health messages to Ohio readers. Diphtheria was a feared childhood killer at the time, and milk was a recognized route for spreading infection, so cutting off supply from affected farms was a practical safeguard. A stamp on the back dated July 1940 records the sheet's later handling in the collection.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 20 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Milk--1930-1940. Communicable diseases--Ohio--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,797 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 420_Milk_truckers_do_not_pi_1936 |
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