Nurse the baby Your protection against trouble (S) Inform yourself through the Health B – 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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Step back in time with Nurse the baby Your protection against trouble (S) Inform yourself through the Health B, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Nurse the baby Your protection against trouble (S) Inform yourself through the Health B
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Nurse the baby" is the blunt instruction at the center of this 1936 silkscreen, and its line "Your protection against trouble" presents breastfeeding as a safeguard for a child's health. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced many public health posters like it during the Depression, turning medical advice into bold, flat images that could be taken in at a glance in a clinic or on a street. A 1938 date stamped on the back shows the print was still in use or in files two years later.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Breast feeding--New York (State)--1930-1940. Children--Health & welfare--New York (State)--1930-1940. Mothers & children--New York (State)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,674 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 280_Nurse_the_baby_Your_pro_1936 |
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