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- Tags: military
To the People of the United States
(Click on the link below to download the film from the OPA.)
Fight Syphilis
Tags: alley, blood test, community, crutch / cane, enemy, fight, home, lab, microscope, military, pick-up, promiscuity, quack, sabotage, school, soldier, syphilis, test tube, treatment
"Your Stay Here is TEMPORARY, Syphilis and Gonorrhea are Permanent!"
"Abstinence is the safest measure! Otherwise: 1. Use a contraceptive (rubber) plus 2. Immedicate prophylaxis treatment (know the locations of 'pro'…
Tags: abstinence, gonorrhea, military, prophylaxis, syphilis
"Your Face Looks So Familiar"
Tags: hospital bed, military, night, pick-up, sailor, serviceman
"Will You Go Home With Your Outfit"
Tags: military, quarantine, ship, social hygiene
"When you've stuck your neck out..."
Tags: animal, military, prophylaxis, sailor
"What Kind of Parents Will YOUR Children Have?"
Tags: children, military, social hygiene
"Warning: These Enemies Are Still Lurking Around"
"Until 1917 Venereal Diseases Always Increased Alarmingly during Mobilization"
"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…
Tags: line graph, military, statistic, war
"This Ain't No Laughing Matter!"
"Don't Ever Forget When She Has Allure, An Ounce of Prevention, Is Worth A Pound of Cure! So Bear It in Mind--When On One of Your Sprees, It Can Happen to You--Venereal Disease!"
Tags: hospital bed, military, physician, prophylaxis, serviceman, syringe, woman
"Streamlined for G.I.'s, The New Pro Kit"
This poster advertises that a new prophylactic kit is available for servicemen.
Tags: Cpl. Emax, military, plane, prophylaxis, syringe
"Stop Sabotage"
This poster features an image of a soldier aiming a gun and likens contracting venereal disease to sabotage.
Tags: gun, military, sabotage, serviceman
"Steady Buddy--There's a Come-back!"
Tags: military, prostitute, serviceman, social hygiene, woman
"She Is True To You! Are You True to Her? Avoid Venereal Disease"
Tags: military, self-control, woman
"Private Caution Says...Guard Against Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
This is one poster in a series featuring "Private Caution." It…
Tags: gonorrhea, military, Private Caution, prophylaxis, serviceman, syphilis
"Private Caution Says...'Wake Up, Soldier!'"
This is one poster in…
Tags: gonorrhea, military, pick-up, Private Caution, serviceman, syphilis
"Private Caution Says...'Don't Take Chances'"
This is one poster in…
Tags: gonorrhea, military, parachute, pick-up, plane, Private Caution, prophylaxis, serviceman, syphilis, umbrella
"Placing Navy Medical Posters"
This poster shows all the different places to place medical posters in order to reach many sailors. Most of the…
Tags: military
"My Boy Was Wounded"
Tags: children, cigar, father, man, military, prostitute, shame, street, street walker
"Is Your Mind Diseased?"
Tags: mental illness, military, serviceman, social hygiene, woman
"Help Fight Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
"Abstinence is the safest measure otherwise 1. use a contraceptive (rubber) 2.…
Tags: abstinence, gonorrhea, military, prophylaxis, serviceman, snake, soldier, syphilis
"He Still Needs Your Best"
Tags: military, social hygiene, uncle sam
"Going on a Furlough?"
This poster shows an African American soldier holding a suitcase and leaving for a furlough. It also encourages servicemen to pick up a copy of a pamphlet.
Tags: African American, furlough, military, serviceman, suitcase
"For Home and Country."
Three figures, a soldier, a sailor, and a pilot, salute a woman and child sitting outside a suburban home. A US flag flies in front of the house. The text advises servicemen to avoid venereal disease with their family and…
"First 2,000,000 Selectees Blood Tested for Syphilis"
This poster shows the rate of infection for each state. These statistics are based on the results of the blood tests given to men during their Selective Service examinations.
Tags: map, military, prevalence, selective service, syphilis
"Don't Sweat It Out!"
Tags: clean, home, march, military, prophylaxis, serviceman, sweat
"Don't do this...or this"
This poster discourages servicemen from seeking treatment…
Tags: home remedy, military, pharmacist, quack, serviceman, soldier
"Don't Be a Dope...Play Safe!"
"Did You Know"
Tags: blind, line graph, military, prophylaxis, statistic, syphilis
"100%, She Deserves the Same"
Tags: military, social hygiene, woman
""Keep Your Service Record from Reading 'Wounded by Syphilis and Gonorrhea'"
This poster urges servicemen to use prophylaxis.
Tags: gonorrhea, military, prophylaxis, syphilis
"'To You From Failing Hands We Throw the Torch, Be Yours to Hold it High'"
Tags: death, grave, military, serviceman, social hygiene
"'Not in Line of Duty'"
Tags: hospital bed, military, serviceman