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1942-44 Still at the Top of the Sick List.jpg
This poster informs audiences that even though VD rates in the military are down, syphilis and gonorrhea still cost the military many days lost.

"Though the Army's venereal disease rate rose in 1940 and '41, this trend was checked in 1942 and the…

1941 Syphilis and Gonorrhea Waste Manpower.jpg
The poster explains that VD threatens the war effort.

1941 Syphilis and Gonorrhea....jpg
"Wreck Lives, Waste Manpower, Destroy Homes, Cause Death"

This poster warns about the serious effects of VD.

1937* Syphilis Unborn.jpg
"Five out of six babies of untreated syphilitic mothers are born dead or diseased."

1942 Syphilis Can be Cured Final.jpg
This poster informs viewers that syphilis can be cured if people are tested and treated adequately.

1940 NSHD Paper Bad Business.jpg
This infographic informs employers about the components of an industrial syphilis control program.

"1. Health every employee get a blood test, especially accident and chronic sickness cases. 2. Keep examination results condiential between doctor,…

1937* Syphilis Enemy of Youth.jpg
"3 out of 4 syphilis infections are acquired between 15 and 30 years of age."

This infographic breaks down the percentage of new cases of syphilis each year by age. Most who acquire the disease do so between the ages of 15 and 30.

1938 ABC Syphilis.jpg
"What the average person should know about a very dangerous and prevalent disease"

This pamphlet includes short entires about syphilis in alphabetical order. It was included in National Social Hygiene Day Program Kits.

1922 The Happiness of Children.jpg
This poster associates healthy children with parents who have avoided VD. It is part of a larger poster series called "Youth and Life."

"A healthy, happy child is the greatest joy-bringer in the world : Healthy, happy children are born of fathers…

1937 Ice Pack Breaks Up.jpg
This National Social Hygiene Poster features a cartoon that shows the ship of "prevention and cure of venereal disease" breaking up the ice pack of "prudery," "shush! shush!," and "ignorance."

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"Children! They are the only real wealth that the nation possesses. Will any one contend that every child's heritage should not be a healthy mind and body? Yet hundreds of thousands of them are denied this heritage, just as hundreds of thousands of…

1940 VD Wards Full of Wise Guys.jpg
This poster shows 4 men in hospital beds. Each of them explains his error that led to contracting VD: "I could pick the safe ones," "I tried to treat myself," "I refused prophylaxis," "I knew it all. I ignored the advice of my CO my chaplain and the…

1942-44 Pharmacy Cooperating.jpg
This poster would have been put in pharmacy windows to signal their participation in the campaign to promote adequate education and treatment about syphilis.

Thoughts Affect the Body 1922.jpg
This poster advises young women to have positive thoughts. It is part of a larger poster series called "Youth and Life."

"The sight or thought of food often causes a flow of gastric juices in the stomach : Anger of joy may mar or make the beauty…

1940 two girls i know.jpg
This poster conveys that prostitution spreads venereal disease to servicemen. A soldier is labeled "The Young, The Brave, The Strong." The woman speaking is labeled prostitution. Behind her stand two female figures with skeletal faces identified as…

1940 two men who had syphilis.jpg
"He took treatments regularly. He didn't."

This poster contrasts the fate of two men with syphilis. It shows a happy man who got treatment and a man on crutches who did not.

1944 NSHD Poster Unite Against.jpg
This is a promotional poster for National Social Hygiene Day that urges community participation to help support the war effort.

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1944 Until 1917 Always Increased.jpg
This poster uses a graph to show how VD rates increased during past wars.

"By 1910 American military and civil organizations had begun to take steps to reduce these diseases. DUring the World War the Army, Navy, Public Health Service, medical…

1944 Photos Window Billboard - Version 3.jpg
The billboard in this photograph emphasizes that men should stay healthy to help contribute to the war effort.

"V.D. (Venereal Diseases) Can Be Cured : Go to Your Doctor or Clinic Today"

1940 warning these enemies.jpg
This cartoon warns that women with venereal disease are threats to military men. Two women are shown waiting on a corner, smoking. They are labeled "gonorrhea" and "syphilis." A sign shows that military bases are nearby.

1942-44 Warning!.jpg
"Learn How to Protect Your Family and Community From Them"

This poster shows syphilis and gonorrhea bombs falling on a community and encourages audiences to participate in the fight against them.

1937* Wassermann in Newborn Babies.jpg
This infographic breaks down the syphilis status of babies based on the among of treatment their mothers received during pregnancy.

1940 We Are Helping to Stamp Out Syphilis.jpg
This poster shows a physician and nurses leading a group of people, indicating they are all participating in syphilis control efforts.

1937 Beast.jpg
This is a reprint of a poster created for the first National Social Hygiene Day in 1937. It features a knight representing the "nation-wide fight on venereal diseases" attacking the monster of syphilis with a lance of "medical science and education.…

1941 Batchelor Workers Strike Down Enemies.jpg
This image conveys that venereal disease is a threat to industrial production and the war effort. Gonorrhea and syphilis appear as planes bombing a factory while a worker looks on.

1940 NSHD Paper War on Quacks.jpg
This is the cover page of a broadside created and distributed for National Social Hygiene Day. It's headline addresses the year's theme--quackery.

1940 NSHD Paper Bad Business.jpg
This infographic presents the steps industry should take to help control syphilis among their employees and within the community. It is featured in the NSHD broadside.

1940 NSHD Paper Cartoon Mines.jpg
This cartoon shows boats labeled law, education, scientific medicine, and public health sweeping away mines representing quackery to safeguard the "National Anti-Syphilis Campaign" ship. It is featured in the NSHD broadside.

1940 NSHD Paper Cartoon.jpg
This comic strip is one in the "Health Helps" series. It shows a worker, Jerry, who visits a quack for syphilis treatment. His employer advises him to see his family physician. It is featured in the NSHD broadside.

NY Worlds Fair SH Exhibit 1939 1940.jpg
These photos show the social hygiene exhibit sponsored by the ASHA at the 1939 World's Fair.

1939 JSH Worlds Fair Photo.jpg
This photograph shows a group of people listening to a woman discuss social hygiene at the ASHA's exhibit on the subject at the 1939 World's Fair.

Germs 1922.jpg
This poster advises that a man who wants to engage in premarital sex may have venereal disease. It describes how gonococcal and syphilitic germs may be transmitted. It is part of a larger poster series called "Youth and Life."

"A man who would…

Keeping Fit AA Posters 1920.jpg
The brochure shows the different posters included in a version of the "Keeping Fit" health exhibit created for African American men.

1944 Photos Window Billboard - Version 2.jpg
This photograph shows a display in a pharmacy window. It includes posters, infographics, and objects related to syphilis control.

Secretions 1922.jpg
This poster discusses hormones. It is part of a larger poster series called "Youth and Life."

"The secretion of the ovaries makes the girl grow into a woman : The secretion in the testes makes the boy grow into a man : The ovaries and testes also…

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Keeping Fit Display 1920.jpg
This image shows how social hygiene exhibits were displayed in this period.

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True Friends 1922.jpg
This poster advises young women that friends always adhere to respectful social boundaries.

"A true friend stimulates you to be your best self. He never asks you to grant liberties : true courtesy is born of respect for yourself and others : A…

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1940 World's Fair Quiz.gif
These photographs show visitors to the World's Fair taking a quiz about syphilis and gonorrhea conducted by the ASHA.

1922 Usually Cured.jpg
This poster describes the importance of treatment. It is part of a larger poster series called "Youth and Life."

"Gonorrhea and syphilis usually can be cured if treatment is given early enough by a reputable physician or at a clinic :…
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