"Axis Agents"

1942-44 Axis Agents A Toast.jpg

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Title

"Axis Agents"

Description

"A Toast to Hitler and Hirohito"

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.

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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Citation

“"Axis Agents",” Venereal Disease Visual History Archive, accessed December 26, 2024, https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/194.

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