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"For A Happy Married Life"

The poster promotes abstinence and medical exams before marriage. It is part of a larger poster series called "Youth and Life."

"Love is essential, and mutual respect, common interests, and unselfish consideration are the foundations of love :…

Tags: exam, family, home, law, man, marriage, sex, woman

"The A-B-C of Syphilis"

"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.

Tags: blind, blood test, casual contact, children, clinic, cup, death, efficiency, family, gonorrhea, health, heart disease, home, husband, kiss, law, marriage, mental illness, microscope, microscopic view, NSHD, parent, pregnancy, premarital exam, promiscuity, prophylaxis, prostitute, quack, sex, snake, spirochete, sports, syphilis, treatment, Wasserman, wife, youth

"The Venereal Menace: An Exhibit for Adults"

This brochure shows the PHS version of the "Keeping Fit" poster exhibit for young men.

Tags: blind, children, germ, lab, law, marriage, menace, microscope, microscopic view, pick-up, prostitution, quack, recreation, sex ed

Browse Items (3 total)

"For A Happy Married Life"

"The A-B-C of Syphilis"

"The Venereal Menace: An Exhibit for Adults"