Visual Culture and Health Posters

Title:: Anciens Militaires: Sauvons-les

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Description:

Among the more eye-catching and emotionally evocative tuberculosis posters were those designed to raise funds for veterans who had contracted the disease while serving in the First World War. An annual fundraising campaign backed by a private French group with support from the French and American governments, the Journee Nationale des Tuberculeux used posters commissioned by leading artists. This illustration is from French caricaturist Abel Faivre. Faivre became famous for his posters supporting the French military effort during the war. This image of a weary soldier with a nurse's hands on his soldiers is accompanied by the powerful message, "Save them."

Number of Image Pages:

1 (818,569 Bytes)

Date Supplied:

ca. 1919

Creator:

Faivre, Abel

Source:

Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.

This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).

URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/

IHM Order Number: A026647

Publisher:

Journee Nationale des Tuberculeux

Rights:

This item is in the public domain. It may be used without permission.

Subject:

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):: Tuberculosis; Public Health

Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:: Tuberculosis

Exhibit Category:

Infectious Disease

Unique Identifier:

VCBBBK

Document Type:

Posters

Slides (photographs)

Language:

French

Format:

image/jpeg

image/tif

Physical Condition:

Good

Metadata Last Modified Date:

2004-08-13

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