https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Venereal+disease%E2%80%94Threat+to+war+effort&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CCreator&output=atom2024-03-28T18:00:03+00:00Omekahttps://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/125
This poster warns servicemen that contracting VD from pick-ups is common and may prevent them from contributing to the war effort.]]>2015-07-18T08:59:46+00:00
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"If You Want to Drop Bombs on the Rising Sun Don't Be a Bum!"
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26, http://purl.umn.edu/62443.
This cartoon shows Hitler pinning a medal on a figure labeled "V.D. Cases" along with others representing "Admiral Complacency," "General Rumor," and "Fifth Columnist Saboteur."
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26, http://purl.umn.edu/62381.
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This poster warns servicemen to always use prophylaxis so they don't miss out on fighting the Japanese.]]>2013-08-08T09:10:09+00:00
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26, http://purl.umn.edu/79192.
]]>https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/159Without Prophylaxis, Pro Axis"]]>
This poster warns that failure to use prophylaxis threatens the war effort.]]>2013-08-08T09:10:09+00:00
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Air Forces Training Command, circa 1940-1945, Box 177, Folder 26, http://purl.umn.edu/62547.
This poster features cartoons of the Axis leaders as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chanchroid. Two hold syringes and one holds a woman in lingere with a skull and crossbones.]]>2015-07-18T09:07:12+00:00
This poster features cartoons of the Axis leaders as syphilis, gonorrhea, and chanchroid. Two hold syringes and one holds a woman in lingere with a skull and crossbones.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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This poster conveys that gonorrhea, syphilis, and chancroid are responsible for the most days lost in the Navy. ]]>2013-08-08T07:49:49+00:00
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, ASHA, Social Hygiene and National Defense Exhibit, circa 1944, Box 177, Folder 29.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, American Social Health Association, National Social Hygiene Day Posters, 1940-1952, Box Oversize flat 1, http://purl.umn.edu/62500.
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This poster compares different causes of days lost in the military and shows that venereal disease tops the list.]]>2015-07-18T09:10:44+00:00
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, ASHA, Social Hygiene and National Defense Exhibit, circa 1944, Box 177, Folder 29.
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"Though the Army's venereal disease rate rose in 1940 and '41, this trend was checked in 1942 and the rate for World War II is now much lower than in World War I. But syphilis and gonorrhea are still among the chief causes of lost time in the Army. The same is true of the Navy."]]>2013-08-26T07:29:59+00:00
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 rate for World War II is now much lower than in World War I. But syphilis and gonorrhea are still among the chief causes of lost time in the Army. The same is true of the Navy."
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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This cartoon conveys to servicemen that their illness can undermine military operations.]]>2013-07-25T07:08:50+00:00
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"One broken wheel stops a watch and--one broken man stops a mission"
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, American Social Health Association Posters, World War II circa 1940-1943 Box Oversize flat 1 and map case drawer 11, http://purl.umn.edu/62507.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, American Social Health Association Posters, World War II circa 1940-1943, Box Oversize flat 1 and map case drawer 11, http://purl.umn.edu/62572.
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.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, C.D. Batchelor Cartoons, 1940-1941, Box 177, Folder 23.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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"VD Delays Victory : Let's Know The Facts : For Information and Literature Write To Ft. Greene Industrial Health Comm. : 295 Flatbush Avenue Extension or to American Social Hygiene Association"]]>2013-08-12T06:35:50+00:00
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"Unite the Whole Community Against VD" (Fort Greene)
This poster urges community participation in VD control to strengthen the war effort. This version has been personalized for use by a industrial health program in Fort Greene, an area in Brooklyn, NY.
"VD Delays Victory : Let's Know The Facts : For Information and Literature Write To Ft. Greene Industrial Health Comm. : 295 Flatbush Avenue Extension or to American Social Hygiene Association"
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Industrial Venereal Disease Projects, Box 116, Folder 15, http://purl.umn.edu/111205.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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This poster shows a woman calling a serviceman into her room from off the street. A poster in her room and a small Japanese figure tugging on the serviceman's leg associates the woman with the Axis.]]>2015-07-18T08:59:46+00:00
"Use a Prophylactic: Go to a Prophylactic Station"
This poster shows a woman calling a serviceman into her room from off the street. A poster in her room and a small Japanese figure tugging on the serviceman's leg associates the woman with the Axis.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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A large hand labeled gonorrhea reaches for a clock. The poster advises audiences to use prophylaxis.]]>2013-08-26T05:36:21+00:00
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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"Men of the armed forces...guard against Venereal Disease! The present annual cost of care for the syphilitic insane and blind is more than $41,000,000 -- It's patriotic to keep well!"]]>2015-07-18T09:07:12+00:00
This poster juxtaposes an image of Hirohito and an silhouette of a young woman, warning that they are both threats to the war effort. It also uses statistics to convey the significant cost of venereal disease.
"Men of the armed forces...guard against Venereal Disease! The present annual cost of care for the syphilitic insane and blind is more than $41,000,000 -- It's patriotic to keep well!"
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
This poster shows a serviceman who was left behind because of VD. He watches a boat sail off into the sunset while a large hand labeled VD holds him on the shore.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
]]>https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/185Pro Means That...You Are a Saboteur"]]>Gambling With the Freedom of Your Country by Your Carelessness"
This poster warns soldiers that failing to use prophylaxis threatens the nation.]]>2013-09-13T11:02:53+00:00
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"Exposing Yourself to a 'VD' Without Taking a Pro Means That...You Are a Saboteur"
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This poster features a woman soliciting a soldier on the street. Hitler and Tojo look on, commenting that diseased pick-ups help the Axis.]]>2015-07-18T09:06:23+00:00
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"Ja! Ve Should Giff Medals to Der Pickups. They Put Soldiers Out of Action Better than Ve Could Yet"
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, Army Education Commission, Social Hygiene Division circa 1916-1919, Box 177, Folder 1, http://purl.umn.edu/62473.
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This poster warns that venereal disease threatens the US's strength.]]>2013-08-01T06:19:50+00:00
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, United States Government and Military VD Graphic posters, 1940s, Box Oversize flat 1, http://purl.umn.edu/62580.
In this comic a sailor contracts VD from a pick-up, uses quack medicine to try and cure the illness, and then is sick in the midst of battle. Later his fellow sailors chastise him and tell him to see the medical officer.
American Social Health Association Records (1905-2005), University of Minnesota, Social Welfare History Archives, United States Navy, circa 1940-1945, Box Oversize flat 1 and map case drawer 11, http://purl.umn.edu/62428.
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A prostitute in heavy makeup toasts a glass of champagne labeled "venereal diseases." The poster also equates pick-ups, street walkers, and prostitutes with the Axis.]]>2015-07-18T09:07:12+00:00
A prostitute in heavy makeup toasts a glass of champagne labeled "venereal diseases." The poster also equates pick-ups, street walkers, and prostitutes with the Axis.
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National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
"Don't Be a Casualty to Venereal Disease : It can happen to you! PROphylaxis PROvides Protection!"
This poster advises audiences to use prophylaxis.
Source
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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"Torpedoed? You Bet Your Life! Hitler didn't do it..but he might just as well have. This soldier really 'dosed himself up' one night and hasn't been worth a tinkers damn ever since! Broken in health, broken in rank, broken in mentality. He's just a liability to himself and to Uncle Sam..Be smart! Remember: Rum and Women Just don't mix"]]>2015-07-18T10:03:04+00:00
This poster shows a serviceman's hand reaching up out of the water and warns that VD hurts the war effort. Part of the "Rum and Women Just Don't Mix Series."
"Torpedoed? You Bet Your Life! Hitler didn't do it..but he might just as well have. This soldier really 'dosed himself up' one night and hasn't been worth a tinkers damn ever since! Broken in health, broken in rank, broken in mentality. He's just a liability to himself and to Uncle Sam..Be smart! Remember: Rum and Women Just don't mix"
Source
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
This poster shows a fighting soldier and warns servicemen that their VD hurts the war effort.
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National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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This poster shows a Japanese man looking at a graph of VD rates. It advises audiences to avoid gonorrhea so they can fight the Japanese.]]>2015-07-18T08:59:46+00:00
"Prophylaxis Prevents Venereal Disease : Pro. Stations in This Area"
This poster shows a Japanese man looking at a graph of VD rates. It advises audiences to avoid gonorrhea so they can fight the Japanese.
Source
National Archives, Record Group 112: Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army), Series: Posters Promoting Venereal Disease Prevention and the Prevention of Other Diseases, circa 1942-1944.
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This poster uses Japanese stereotypes and warns audiences that gonorrhea (clap) threatens the war effort. ]]>2015-07-18T08:59:46+00:00
"Prophylaxis Prevents Venereal Disease : Pro Stations in this Area at All Dispensaries"
This poster uses Japanese stereotypes and warns audiences that gonorrhea (clap) threatens the war effort.
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Gaylord W. Anderson, “Venereal Disease Education in the Army,” JSH Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan. 1944): 25. Accessible at Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, HEARTH, 2013.