Know For Sure

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Title

Know For Sure

Description

This film begins with the story of a young Italian-American couple whose baby is stillborn due to syphilis. It also tells the story of a young man who contracts the illness from a brothel. The film explains the effects of syphilis, emphasizes the importance of treatment, and warns against quacks. (Click on the link below to download from OPA.)

Source

National Archives, Record Group 90: Records of the Public Health Service, 1794-1990, Series: Motion Picture Films, 1924-1973, http://research.archives.gov/description/13270.

Date

1941

Contributor

USPHS

Format

Film

Identifier

NARA: 13270

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Files

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Collection

VD Films

Citation

Academy of Motion Picture Sciences, “Know For Sure,” Venereal Disease Visual History Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, https://vdarchive.newmedialab.cuny.edu/items/show/420.

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