Protect her from tuberculosis Consultation of your doctor or clinic means prevention. – 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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This rare vintage poster captures Protect her from tuberculosis Consultation of your doctor or clinic means prevention. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Protect her from tuberculosis Consultation of your doctor or clinic means prevention.
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The message here is direct: a visit to a doctor or clinic is the way to keep a family member from catching tuberculosis, and the poster addresses women specifically. Created in 1936 in New York State under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, it was one of many silkscreen posters that carried public health advice to communities during the Depression. Tuberculosis was still a leading cause of death in the 1930s, and early screening and clinic care were central to the campaigns of that era. A date stamp on the back, September 1938, shows the sheet was in circulation or filed two years after it was printed.
| 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 | Tuberculosis--New York (State)--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--1930-1940. Women--Health & welfare--New York (State)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,726 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 649_Protect_her_from_tuberc_1936 |
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