Know the risks involved Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth (S) Youth – 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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Know the risks involved Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth (S) Youth
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Few posters of the period speak to teenagers as directly as this one, which warns that syphilis is spread largely by young people. Its caption cites a half-million reported cases of early syphilis in the United States in a single year, about 100,000 of them in people under 19 and 13,000 between the ages of 11 and 15. Dated 1936 and sponsored by the New York City Department of Correction, it is a silkscreen print from the Works Progress Administration's federal art program, which employed artists to make public health posters during the Depression. Its blunt statistics reflect an era when venereal disease was discussed openly in campaigns urging testing and treatment.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Caption continues: Last year a half-million cases of early syphilis were reported in the United States : 100000 were under 19 yrs of age : 13000 were between 11 and 15. Department of Correction City of New York. · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Correction sponsor. |
| Subjects | Syphilis--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Examinations--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,760 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 558_Know_the_risks_involved_1936 |
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