How does syphilis begin?... Accession Number: ARTV07560

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Number nine of a series of 20 poster placards produced to educate United States soldiers and sailors about sex hygiene and venereal diseases. The information is presented via a combination of scientific facts and moral instruction. The series are in the form of placards simply designed largely with text accompanied by various photographic illustrations or diagrams. They are printed in black and red on white card. Each framed with a diagonally hatched grey border and a single black border. This placard is titled ' How does syphilis begin? and features illustrations, positioned upper centre, of a chancre on the lips of a woman kissed by a man with syphilis and another on a finger.

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Accession Number
ARTV07560
Printer
Unknown
Artist
Unknown
Publisher
US Army
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 55.8 x 35.6 cm
Medium
lithograph on card
Date Made
1914-1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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