Browse Items (173 total)
- Tags: syphilis
First Aid Treatment after Exposure to Venereal Disease
Tags: gonorrhea, prophylaxis, syphilis
"I Know All About Women"
Shadow on the Land (Syphilis) Exhibit
"Why Routine Tests Should Be Given"
"You Are America's Defense, If You are Infected with Clap, Syphilis That Defense is Weakened!"
Tags: clap, gun, serviceman, syphilis
"Once There Was a Man"
“Once there was a [man]. He thought he was a very smart [man] and said that the [posters] were…
Tags: alcohol, gonorrhea, prophylaxis, serviceman, syphilis, woman
"Hooey! Phooey! Oh-oh! Slam!"
Tags: alcohol, germ, gonorrhea, prophylaxis, serviceman, syphilis, VD ward
"Good News!"
This poster features a newsboy and informs viewers that gonorrhea and syphilis can be treated quickly.
"Fell'as You Bet I'm Going to Think--"
This poster appeals to servicemen's concerns about family, warning that VD could threaten their future plans. It features an image of a young woman and a baby.
"Stamp Out Syphilis!"
Tags: African American, blood test, clinic, DOH, foot, syphilis
"Ignore Fake Advertisements"
"'Ads' in newspapers, booklets and tin signs are put out by 'quacks' to get money from ignorant boys and men. Patent…
Tags: advertisement, cure, gonorrhea, quack, syphilis
"Do Not Believe Him"
"If some 'wise guy' tells you that sexual intercourse is not dangerous, the facts are: A girl who would yield to one man has probably had relations…
Tags: gonorrhea, prophylaxis, prostitute, syphilis
Self-Control & Sex Temptation
"Men who fail to develop self-control sometimes yield to sex temptation to indulge in sexual intercourse with…
Tags: clap, gonorrhea, sex, social hygiene, syphilis
Defective Baby
"The man who has contracted gonorrhea or syphilis may bring suffering upon the innocent. When he marries,…
"Good Blood" (Detail--Blind Man)
This pamphlet about syphilis was created for African American audiences. It includes information about causes, symptoms, testing, treatment, and effects. While it does use the word "syphilis" a few times, it…
"Good Blood" (Detail--Women)
Tags: African American, arm, bad blood, blood test, shadow, syphilis, syringe, woman
"Good Blood" (Cover)
Tags: African American, bad blood, syphilis, woman
Germs of Syphilis
"Syphilis may affect any part of the body, including…
Tags: cure, death, germ, lab, lab coat, microscope, microscopic view, spirochete, syphilis
"Are We Checking the Great Plague?" (Detail--Quack Poster)
Tags: advertisement, gonorrhea, physician, quack, syphilis
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
Three Counties Against Syphilis
(Click on…
"Prostitution Spreads Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
Tags: gonorrhea, prostitute, prostitution, shadow, syphilis, woman
"Know for Sure"
Tags: arm, blood test, man, syphilis, tourniquet
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Cause, Spread, Cure)
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. This graphic summarizes the information included in the pamphlet about the cause,…
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--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--Drug Preparation)
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--Blood Test)
"The completed blood test. The milky solution on the right shows syphilis. THe clear solution means health."
Detail from an…
Tags: arm, blood test, hand, patient, photograph, syphilis, syringe, test tube, vaccination, Wasserman
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Spirochetes)
Tags: germ, microscopic view, photograph, spirochete, syphilis
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Detail--Darkfield Exam)
Detail from an educational pamphlet by the USPHS on syphilis. The photograph shows a man looking through a darkfield microscope at…
Tags: exam, germ, lab coat, microscope, photograph, spirochete, syphilis
"Syphilis, Its Cause, Its Spread..Its Cure!" (Pamphlet)
Tags: blood test, cure, exam, kiss, lab coat, marriage, microscope, microscopic view, photograph, physician, pregnancy, prostitution, quack, spirochete, syphilis, syringe, test tube, treatment
"The future is yours...protect it!"
Tags: animal, blood test, exam, syphilis
"Fight...Syphilis and Gonorrhea"
Tags: fight, gonorrhea, pick-up, prophylaxis, prostitute, serviceman, syphilis