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"A Community Program for Tuberculosis and Syphilis Control" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This graphic highlights the important steps in controlling TB and syphilis. It is from a reprint of Parran's article in Survey Graphic on syphilis, TB, and African Americans.
"Age and Sex" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This is a pictorial statistic that breaks down the incidence of syphilis by age and sex. It also includes a graphic to compare the total population distribution by age and sex. It is from the article "Stamp Out Syphilis!" from the July 1936 issue of…
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Blood Samples)
This photograph shows a woman working with blood samples. This is from an article by R.A. Vonderlehr in Survey Graphic giving an update on the state of syphilis control in the US.
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Clinic)
This photograph shows physicians and patients in a clinic run by the WPA.
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Map)
This map shows the distribution of legislation requiring pre-marital and pre-natal syphilis tests among the United States. This is from an article by R.A. Vonderlehr in Survey Graphic giving an update on the state of syphilis control in the US.
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Microscope)
This photograph shows a woman examining a syphilis sample under a microscope.
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Quack Poster)
This image is a poster warning audiences about quack treatments. It urges people to see a physician or health officer. This is from an article by R.A. Vonderlehr in Survey Graphic giving an update on the state of syphilis control in the US.
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Trailer)
This photograph shows a trailer clinic in rural Georgia. There is a physician and some African American patients outside the trailer. This is from an article by R.A. Vonderlehr in Survey Graphic giving an update on the state of syphilis control in…
"Are We Checking the Great Plague"
This is an article by R.A. Vonderlehr in Survey Graphic giving an update on the state of syphilis control in the US.
"Be Fit" Stamps
These stamps were created to promote blood tests in NYC.
"Be Fit: Bureau of Social Hygiene, New York City: See Your Doctor : Be Examined : Have a Blood Test"
"Be Fit: Bureau of Social Hygiene, New York City: See Your Doctor : Be Examined : Have a Blood Test"
"Cases of Syphilis Traced to One Person in One Year"
This pictorial statistic shows how syphilis spreads between different people. It uses the spirochete symbol to indicate individuals' status. It is modeled after an epidemiological image from the early 1930s. Here, the image is presented without many…
"Chances of an Infected Case"
This pictorial statistic conveys that most patients get less that 10 injections of treatment and that only a few injections commonly leads to relapses of syphilis. It uses images of syringes and men sitting and standing to represent the statistics.…
"Chicago Syphilis Control Program, 1937" (Cover)
This is the cover design for the 1937 report on the Chicago Syphilis Control Program.
"Chicago Will Control Syphilis"
This poster informs viewers that they can get blood tests locally.
"You may have your blood test free and confidentially at one of the following stations : Chicago Board of Health, Herman N. Bundesen, Pres."
"You may have your blood test free and confidentially at one of the following stations : Chicago Board of Health, Herman N. Bundesen, Pres."
"Cleansing Light!"
This cartoon conveys that California is addressing venereal disease.
"Completeness of Treatment in U.S. and in Copenhagen"
This infographic contrasts the rates of adequate treatment in the US and Copenhagen, which are approximately 5% and over 90% respectively. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
"Don't Gamble with Syphilis"
"Consult Health Authorities"
This poster urges viewers to not take chances with syphilis and visit a health care professional.
This poster urges viewers to not take chances with syphilis and visit a health care professional.
"Don't Wait, 70% are Doomed"
This poster urges people to seek treatment immediately.
"Don't wait - 70% are doomed if treatment of syphilis is delayed for 3 years after the disease is contracted : Consult a reputable physician."
"Don't wait - 70% are doomed if treatment of syphilis is delayed for 3 years after the disease is contracted : Consult a reputable physician."
"Expectant Mothers!"
This poster advises mothers to be tested for syphilis as soon as they know they are pregnant.
"You Can Have A Healthy Baby : Ask your Doctor to give you a Careful Physical Examination including Blood Test as soon as you know a Baby is Coming."
"You Can Have A Healthy Baby : Ask your Doctor to give you a Careful Physical Examination including Blood Test as soon as you know a Baby is Coming."
"Expectation of Life at Birth" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This infographic compares the life expectancy of white and black men. It also shows changes over time in the average life expectancy for each group.
"Face the Facts and Help Control Syphilis"
"Reported Cases : 100,000 under 19 Yrs. of Age : 13,000 between 11 and 15"
This poster presents statistics about syphilis among young people.
This poster presents statistics about syphilis among young people.
"Family Income in Small Southern Cities" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This pictorial statistic compares the income of white and black families in different Southern cities. It is from a reprint of Parran's article in Survey Graphic on syphilis, TB, and African Americans.
"Find Syphilis"
"Help Employees Get Blood Tests"
The poster promotes syphilis tests by employers.
The poster promotes syphilis tests by employers.
"Gonorrhea and Syphilis Lead Among Communicable Diseases"
This infographic conveys that there are more new cases of syphilis and gonorrhea each year compared to other infectious diseases.
"Gonorrhea Causes Blindness - Arthritis, Invalidism and Misery"
This poster informs the audience that although gonorrhea has serious effects, they can be avoided. A knight stomps down a snake.
"It can be prevented and cured : For examination and free pamphlets go to your doctor or Dept. of Health clinic."
"It can be prevented and cured : For examination and free pamphlets go to your doctor or Dept. of Health clinic."
"Government and State Clinics"
"Clinics give free : Blood Tests : Medicine : Advice : Pamphlets : These are given confidentially : Any one who has been exposed should go at once to a good doctor or a good clinic : By certain tests : The presence of syphilis or gonorrhea germs can…
"How Syphilis Spreads" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
"In Prostitution : In Marriage"
This infographic shows how syphilis is spread in prostitution and marriage. These graphics are based on case records from the NY State Department of Health. The image is from a reprint of the July 1936 article…
This infographic shows how syphilis is spread in prostitution and marriage. These graphics are based on case records from the NY State Department of Health. The image is from a reprint of the July 1936 article…
"If You Have Syphilis...Your Future Depends on Regular Treatments"
"Don't miss a clinic visit!"
"Importance of the Blood Test as Part of the Patient Examination"
"How syphilis was discovered in 1000 consecutive cases referred to the syphilis clinic by other divisions of the Johns Hopkins Dispensary : Data from Albert Keidel, M.D., Archives of Dermotology and Syphilology, Vol. 25, p. 470, 1932."
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"Incidence of Syphilis Among Negroes"
This pictorial statistic shows syphilis rates among different African American communities. It uses a symbol of a man with a spirochete on his chest to represent the statistic. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book,…
"Investigation of a Localized Outbreak of Syphilis in New York City"
This graphic shows how syphilis was spread among people in NYC. It shows "normal," homosexual, and "family and other" contacts.
"Keep Up The Fight"
This cartoon supports venereal disease control.
"Know the Risks Involved"
This poster uses statistics in order to convey that young people are significantly affected by syphilis.
"Know the risks involved : Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth : Youth should receive special attention : Consult a…
"Know the risks involved : Syphilis is acquired and transmitted largely by youth : Youth should receive special attention : Consult a…
"Menaces to America's Health"
This pictorial statistic shows syphilis atop a list of health threats including scarlet fever, TB, auto accidents, and diphtheria. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
"No Defense for Any of Us" Cover (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This is the cover for an article reprint of Parran's piece in Survey Graphic on syphilis, TB, and African Americans. The cover image features black medical professionals. The cotton on the bottom right references the South.
"No Physical Examination Complete without a Blood Test" (Cover)
"See Your Doctor To-day : Syphilis Can Be Prevented : Syphilis Can Be Cured : Bureau of Social Hygiene : 125 Worth St. N.Y.C."
This is the cover of a pamphlet about syphilis.
This is the cover of a pamphlet about syphilis.
"Out From Behind the Curtain!"
This cartoon shows the arm of medicine pulling venereal disease out from behind a curtain.
"Outbreak of Gonorrhea among Pupils of a Public Elementary School"
This chart shows how gonorrhea was spread among children who attended the same school. It highlights "perversion contact," school contact, and family contact.
"Outbreak of Syphilis in a Rural County, Monroe County, Tennessee"
This chart shows the spread of syphilis in a rural southern community.
"Outcome of Latent Untreated Syphilis During Pregnancy"
This pictorial statistic conveys that only a small percentage of children born to syphilitic mothers will be healthy if the mother does receive treatment during the pregnancy. It uses images of babies to represent the statistics. It is a graphic…
"Outcome of Latent Untreated Syphilis in Pregnancy" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This pictorial statistic shows the results of syphilis treatment during pregnancy. It is from a reprint of the July 1936 article "Stamp Out Syphilis!" in Survey Graphic.
"Platform for Action"
This pictorial statistic outlines a plan for controlling syphilis. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
"Prevent Syphilis in Marriage"
This poster urges couples to take steps to prevent syphilis in marriage.
"Primary Syphilis in Baby from Contact with Infected Mother"
This graphic shows how VD is transmitted, eventually resulting in congenital syphilis.
"Research" (Medicine & Public Health Building Mural)
This photograph shows a mural on the medicine and public health building at the 1939 World's Fair. It shows a scientist doing lab work.
"Result of Treatment Methods" (Survey Graphic Reprint)
This pictorial statistic shows the results for patients who underwent treatment according to different schedules--continuous, intermittent, and irregular. Continuous treatment led to the most satisfactory outcomes for patients while irregular…
"Shame May Be Fatal"
This poster urges audiences to visit a physician if they believe they have venereal disease, discouraging feelings of false shame that keep people from hiding their illness.
"If you fear you have contracted a disease don't let false shame destroy…
"If you fear you have contracted a disease don't let false shame destroy…
"Stamp Out Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
This poster urges viewers to have tests and exams to check for syphilis and gonorrhea.
"Have you had your blood test and examination : Go to your doctor of dept. of health : Bureau of Social Hygiene, 51 Stuyvesant Place, S.I."
"Have you had your blood test and examination : Go to your doctor of dept. of health : Bureau of Social Hygiene, 51 Stuyvesant Place, S.I."
"Stamp Out Syphilis--Enemy of Youth!"
This is an ASHA order form for posters versions of cartoon titled, "Isn't it fair to warn her?""'Three-fourths of all syphilis infections are acquired by young people between the ages of 16 and 30 years.' : Isn't it fair to warn her? : Syphilis Can…
"Stamp Out Syphilis--Enemy of Youth"
This is a publicity poster for National Social Hygiene Day 1938. "Stamp Out Syphilis" is being broadcast over a suburban community.