Title:

During Sex, Use a Latex Condom

Creator:

Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene. AIDS Administration

Date:

1988

Description:

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's AIDS Administration utilized the popular cartoon format by creating King Condom in 1988. In this poster, the condom-shaped character holds a shield symbolizing his protective qualities. The images of contraceptive lubricant and packaged condoms, along with the dialogue of King Condom, promote safe sex practices and offer condom education information available in state-run health clinics.

Publisher:

Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene. AIDS Administration

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene.

Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Condoms, HIV, and Public Health

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection. 11611. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).. URL. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/. IHM Order Number. A028294

Legacy ID:

VCBBHC

NLM ID:

101584655X101

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X101

Story Section:

HIV/AIDS