Report dog bites – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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Report dog bites comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A full-color silkscreen from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, this poster urges people to report dog bites to health authorities. The back carries a March 13, 1941 date stamp, and the Food and Drug Administration is named in its record as the agency behind the message. Rabies was a serious public health concern at the time, and reporting biting animals let officials observe or quarantine them and act quickly if an infection was suspected. The poster belongs to the broader safety and health campaigns that made up much of the program's public-service output.
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 13 1941. Food and Drug Administration. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 232 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Health--1940-1950. Safety--1940-1950. Dogs--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 3,301 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 510_Report_dog_bites_ |
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