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Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m – Antique Poster Print

Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m, 1936 — vintage poster
Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m, 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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This rare vintage poster captures Early is the watchword for cancer control Early diagnosis early treatment will save m in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The slogan printed across this poster, "Early is the watchword for cancer control," states its message plainly: detect and treat cancer at the first sign. Produced in silkscreen in 1936 under the Works Progress Administration's poster program, it was one of many bold, flat-color designs the WPA made to carry public health messages into clinics and public spaces. The campaign was a joint effort of the U.S. Public Health Service and the American Society for the Control of Cancer, a private group founded in 1913 to spread cancer education. The record also tags the design with roosters, a reminder that these posters often used striking imagery to make a medical warning easy to remember.

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. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 206 · Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor.
SubjectsUnited States. Public Health Service--Public relations--1930-1940. Cancer--1930-1940. Health care--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Roosters--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan1,207 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference295_Early_is_the_watchword_1936

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