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Cancer kills in the prime of life 95 percent of cases of cancer are in those over 35. – Antique Poster Print

Cancer kills in the prime of life 95 percent of cases of cancer are in those over 35., 1936 — vintage poster
Cancer kills in the prime of life 95 percent of cases of cancer are in those over 35., 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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 Cancer kills in the prime of life 95 percent of cases of cancer are in those over 35., 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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The poster's headline makes a pointed claim: cancer kills in the prime of life, and 95 percent of cases fall in people over 35. Its message is aimed at the adults who are most likely to be cut down in their working years, and it treats the disease as a public concern rather than a private misfortune. Produced in 1936 as a silkscreen print under the Work Projects Administration, it reflects the federal health campaigns of the 1930s, when the U.S. Public Health Service worked with cancer-control groups to push early detection and public awareness. The WPA poster programs gave artists paid work and gave government agencies bold, inexpensive images for wide circulation.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). U.S. Public Health Service in cooperation with the American Society for Control of Cancer. · Mérimée Prosper 1803-1870. Carmen.Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor.
SubjectsUnited States. Public Health Service--Public relations--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Cancer--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,775 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference292_Cancer_kills_in_the_pri_1936

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