National Archives, Record Group 69: Records of the Works Progress Administration, 1922-1944, Series: State Project Reports and Research Publications, compiled 1933-1943, documenting the period ca. 1605-1949.
]]>https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/65 "'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 Be Stamped Out! : Ask--The American Social Hygiene Association : How Your Can Help! : This cartoon by the 1937 Pulitzer prize-winner was published by the New York Daily News on the Second National Social Hyignee Day. By permission of the News and the artist the Association reproduces it as a poster."]]>2013-07-22T06:31:50+00:00
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 Be Stamped Out! : Ask--The American Social Hygiene Association : How Your Can Help! : This cartoon by the 1937 Pulitzer prize-winner was published by the New York Daily News on the Second National Social Hyignee Day. By permission of the News and the artist the Association reproduces it as a poster."
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Box 173, Folder 10, http://purl.umn.edu/112040.
]]>https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/66 "One Newspaper's Contribution to Public Education on the Campaign Against Syphilis : A new story, an editorial and a cartoon in one issue. Other social hygiene features frequently appear in this publication, which is one of several hundred cooperating in the national campaign."]]>2013-08-12T06:39:25+00:00
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"We Can Get the Beast Out of His Lair We'll Win the Fight"
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. The syphilis monster resides in a cave labeled "mankind's ancient secretiveness adn false modesty."
"One Newspaper's Contribution to Public Education on the Campaign Against Syphilis : A new story, an editorial and a cartoon in one issue. Other social hygiene features frequently appear in this publication, which is one of several hundred cooperating in the national campaign."
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Box 177, Folder 16, http://purl.umn.edu/62565.
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."
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Box 177, Folder 16, http://purl.umn.edu/62460.
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, Shadow on the Land.
This pictorial statistic conveys that syphilis is responsible for 15% of cases of blindness. It repeats the symbol of a blind man to represent the statistic. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
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. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
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.
This pictorial statistic compares the incidence of syphilis in New York State and Scandinavia (Denmark, Norway, Sweden). Though they have roughly equal populations, Scandinavia has a much lower rate of disease. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
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 of the details about the case that originally appeared with it. The infographic is is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
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.
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 print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
This pictorial statistic shows the rates at which syphilis is detected via Wasserman exams when it is given routinely and only when the illness is suspected. The image is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
Source
Papers of Dr. Thomas Parran, Jr., MD, Box 41, Folder 537, University of Pittsburgh Archive Service Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
This pictorial statistic contrasts the progression of syphilis in a person who seeks medical care and one who does not. It is a graphic print for an image that appeared in Parran's 1937 book, Shadow on the Land.
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.
Jean Pinney, “The First National Social Hygiene Day,” JSH, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Mar. 1937): 114. Accessible at Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, HEARTH, 2013. Originally appeared in the San Diego Sun.
Jean Pinney, “The First National Social Hygiene Day,” JSH, Vol. 23, No. 3 (Mar. 1937): 110. Accessible at Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, HEARTH, 2013. Originally appeared in the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel.
JSH, Vol. 23, No. 7 (Oct. 1937): 364 b. Accessible at Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, HEARTH, 2013. Originally appeared in St. Louis Post Dispatch.