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"Easy to Get...Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
This poster features an image of a woman and warns that VD is easy to catch.
"Don't Be a Dope...Play Safe!"
"Pick-ups spread Syphilis and Gonorrhea : Guard against infection : If you have sex relations... 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station immediately if possible.…
"Don't do this...or this"
"Don't go to a quack doctor : Don't buy home remedies : If you think you have a Venereal Disease...See Your Medical Officer At Once : The Army Has the Best Drugs and the Best Treatment"
This poster discourages servicemen from seeking treatment…
This poster discourages servicemen from seeking treatment…
"An elephant never forgets...do you?
"Don't forget to protect yourself against Vd (Venereal Disease)"
"Gonorrhea Can Be Cured Quickly, Cheaply, Painlessly, With New Drugs"
"See Your Doctor of Health Officer"
This poster conveys that gonorrhea can easily be cured.
This poster conveys that gonorrhea can easily be cured.
"Gonorrhea Can Be Cured Quickly Painlessly Cheaply"
"See your Doctor or Health Officer"
This poster conveys that gonorrhea can easily be cured.
This poster conveys that gonorrhea can easily be cured.
"Joe Cared for His Lathe so Tenderly"
"--But He Didn't Pay Much Attention to His Body--He Caught Syphilis! : Play Safe--Guard Against VD"
This poster cautions workers to avoid syphilis.
This poster cautions workers to avoid syphilis.
"Live up to it soldier--"
"'I bet you're stronger 'n' braver than anybody!' : Guard Against Syphilis and Gonorrhea : If you have sex relations.. 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station…
"Men Who Know Say No to Prostitutes, Spreaders of Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
This poster urges servicemen to avoid prostitutes because they spread VD.
"Private Caution Says...'Don't Take Chances'"
"Pick-ups Spread Syphilis and Gonorrhea : If you have sex relations... 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station immediately if possible."
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"Private Caution Says...Guard Against Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
"If you have sex relations... 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station immediately if possible."
This is one poster in a series featuring "Private Caution." It…
This is one poster in a series featuring "Private Caution." It…
"Private Caution Says...'Watch Out, Buddy, Or You'll Catch It!'"
"Guard Against Syphilis and Gonorrhea : If you have sex relations... 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station or use the individual 'PRO-KIT'…
"Private Caution Says...'Watch Your Step, Soldier!"
"Guard Against Syphilis and Gonorrhea : If you have sex relations... 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station immediately if possible."
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"Private Caution Says...'Wake Up, Soldier!'"
"Pick-ups Spread Syphilis and Gonorrhea : If you have sex relations... 1. Use a rubber; Urinate afterwards and wash your privates with plenty of soap and water at once. 2. Go to a Prophylaxis Station immediately if possible."
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"Self-Control is Self-Preservation"
"pick-ups spread Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
This poster warns servicemen to avoid pick-ups, sources of VD.
This poster warns servicemen to avoid pick-ups, sources of VD.
"She May Look Clean--But"
"Pick-ups : 'Good Time' Girls : Prostitutes : Spread Syphilis and Gonorrhea : You can't beat the Axis if you get VD."
"Syphilis could have ruined my home, but..."
"the Doctor found my infection and REGULAR TREATMENTS saved me and my children"
This poster promotes adequate treatment by a physician and reminds viewers that syphilis can affect the family.
This poster promotes adequate treatment by a physician and reminds viewers that syphilis can affect the family.
"The Healthy Shall Inherit the Earth"
"Syphilis and Gonorrhea sap America's strength : We can control these diseases!"
This poster warns that venereal disease threatens the US's strength.
This poster warns that venereal disease threatens the US's strength.
"Venereal Disease Covers the Earth"
"Learn to protect yourself NOW"
This poster warns that VD is prevalent and viewers should learn how to protect themselves. It features the image of a woman in a red dress.
This poster warns that VD is prevalent and viewers should learn how to protect themselves. It features the image of a woman in a red dress.
""Keep Your Service Record from Reading 'Wounded by Syphilis and Gonorrhea'"
"if exposed Take a Prophylaxis promptly"
This poster urges servicemen to use prophylaxis.
This poster urges servicemen to use prophylaxis.
"If You Have Syphilis...Your Future Depends on Regular Treatments"
"Don't miss a clinic visit!"
"No Home Remedy or Quack Ever Cured Syphilis or Gonorrhea"
"See your doctor or health officer"
"She may be..a bag of TROUBLE"
This poster warns audiences that women may spread syphilis and gonorrhea.
"Know For Sure, Get Blood Tests Before Marriage"
This poster featuring a happy newlywed couple advises people to be tested for syphilis before marriage.
"A Blood Test for All PROTECTS YOU against Syphilis"
This poster urges all types of people to have a blood test for syphilis.
"When you've stuck your neck out..."
This poster shows a giraffe dressed in a sailor uniform heading towards a prophylaxis ("Pro") station.
"Fight...Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
"Avoid exposure : Avoid pickups and prostitutes : If exposed, use prophylaxis : If infected, see a medical officer"
"Them Days Is Gone Forever" (Marines)
In this comic strip two marines discuss how another contracted VD from a pick-up.
"Them Days Is Gone Forever" (Navy)
In this comic strip, two sailors walk the streets at night. One suggests they check out a brothel. The other declines, explaining that he previously contracted VD that way.
"Your Face Looks So Familiar"
In this comic strip one sailor is interested in picking up a woman at a cafe. His friends warn him that you can catch venereal disease from pick-ups. One of the sailors ends up in the VD ward after leaving with the woman.
"I Should Have Gone to the Pro Station"
This poster features a sailor in a dunce cap writing lines on the board as punishment for not going to the prophylaxis station.
"The ELEPHANT is Thick-Skinned But He Never FORGETS!"
The poster reminds viewers not to forget to visit prophylaxis stations.
"Let There Be Light"
In this comic strip, sailors are eager to make it to land so they can meet some women. One sailor picks up a woman in the park at night but flees later when he sees her in the light and she is unattractive. As the sailor runs away, another quips that…
"Nice Going Men"
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.
"There's No Place..."
This comic features two sailors. One picks up women all around the world and ends up sick. The other ignores other women and returns home to his sweetheart.
"The future is yours...protect it!"
"A blood test and a physical examination--every year, for you and yours."
"Chicago Syphilis Control Program, 1937" (Cover)
This is the cover design for the 1937 report on the Chicago Syphilis Control Program.
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Cover)
Cover of a educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis.
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Pamphlet)
An educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis.
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Doctor, Test)
"Self-treatment and the quack are useless in syphilis. See your doctor of local clinic for adequate treatment."
"Find syphilis early. Serum from the first sore may reveal syphilis even before the blood test will show it."
Detail from an…
"Find syphilis early. Serum from the first sore may reveal syphilis even before the blood test will show it."
Detail from an…
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Darkfield Exam)
"A special dark-field microscope is needed to see the tiny, pale spirochete--the germ that causes syphilis."
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a man looking through a darkfield microscope at…
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a man looking through a darkfield microscope at…
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Spirochetes)
"These gleaming spirals are Spirochaeta pallida. It would take 3,500 of them, ent to end, to make an inch." Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a microscopic view of spirochetes, the germs that cause…
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Blood Test)
"A bit of blood is carefully drawn from the arm for the blood test. It's as simple as a smallpox vaccination."
"The completed blood test. The milky solution on the right shows syphilis. THe clear solution means health."
Detail from an…
"The completed blood test. The milky solution on the right shows syphilis. THe clear solution means health."
Detail from an…
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Drug Preparation)
"Only a skilled physician can use arsphenamines, basic drugs in modern scientific treatment of syphilis."
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a physician preparing drugs for syphilis treatment.
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a physician preparing drugs for syphilis treatment.
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Treatment)
"Thirty shots of an arsephenamine; forty shots of bismuth. For no other serious disease is there so sure a cure."
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a physician using a syringe to inject treatment…
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a physician using a syringe to inject treatment…
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Cause, Spread, Cure)
"About SYPHILIS..We know : 1. The Cause (Spirochetes) 2. How it is Spread 3. And How it May Be Cured"
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. This graphic summarizes the information included in the pamphlet about the cause,…
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. This graphic summarizes the information included in the pamphlet about the cause,…
"Know for Sure"
This poster advises audiences that a blood test is the only way to know if you have syphilis.
"Prostitution Spreads Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
This poster warns that prostitution spreads venereal disease.
"What You Don't Know Can Hurt You"
"Get a blood test for Syphilis"
This poster advises audiences to be tested.
This poster advises audiences to be tested.
"Syphilis--A Million New Victims Each Year"
This poster conveys that a million people are infected with syphilis each year.