How may the sex desire be controlled?... Accession Number: ARTV07570

Description

Number nineteen 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 may the sex desire be controlled? and features two photographs. One of the photographs, positioned upper centre left , shows soldiers reading newspapers and playing billiards. The second photograph, positioned centre right, depicts sailors pushing a giant rubber ball together.

Details

Conflicts

• First World War, 1914-1918

Places

• United States of America

Units

• United States Army

Tags

• Newspapers
• Sport
• Billiards
• Education
• Venereal disease
• Photographs