Title:

Venereal Disease Covers the Earth

Date:

1940

Description:

This poster extends the warning to soldiers by identifying venereal disease as a global problem. The glamorous woman in the illustration, posing in a low-cut red dress, is set against a shadowed globe in the background. This poster might also be adopting the language of anti-Communism and borrowing the color of the "red menace." The headline warns, "Venereal disease covers the earth," and the caption at the bottom reiterates the responsibility of the soldier in protecting himself.

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine.

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Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

Women, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, and Public Health

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Relation:

Juke Joint Sniper, 1942
She May Be a Bag of Trouble, 1940
Easy to Get. . ., 1940
She May Look Clean--But, 1940

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. A026107

Legacy ID:

VCBBCD

NLM ID:

101584655X23

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X23

Story Section:

Infectious Disease