Syphilis strikes one out of ten adults Consult a reputable physician. – 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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Syphilis strikes one out of ten adults Consult a reputable physician. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Its headline claims that syphilis strikes one out of ten adults and urges viewers to consult a reputable physician, a blunt message for its day. The New York City Department of Correction sponsored it, which places the poster within municipal health outreach. Produced under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, it shows how 1930s government posters used inexpensive silkscreen printing to address venereal disease, a subject that was seldom discussed openly. A June 1937 date stamped on the back shows it was still in circulation a year after its 1936 design.
| 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). 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 | 1,209 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 559_Syphilis_strikes_one_ou_1936 |
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