What happens when syphilis attacks the spinal cord?... Accession Number: ARTV07563

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Number twelve 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 ' What happens when syphilis attacks the spinal cord? and features a photograph of three men suffering from Locomotor Ataxia, positioned upper centre. The man in the centre is wheel chair bond.

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Accession Number
ARTV07563
Artist
Unknown
Printer
Unknown
Publisher
US Army
Classification
Art
Object Type
Poster
Measurement
sheet: 55.8 x 35.4 cm
Medium
lithograph on card
Date Made
1914-1918
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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