Skip navigation
Profiles in Science
Home | Collection Home | Search | Browse | What's New | About

Visual Culture and Health Posters

All Visuals

[Visual Culture and Health Posters Exhibit Introduction collage]. 19 November 2003.
Click Metadata Record to see detailed information about each visual.


Brief History
Metadata Record Rossi, Giovanni Giacomo. [Isola Di S. Bartolomeo]. Unknown Organization or Person, [1656]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (900,695 Bytes)
Metadata Record "At the Gates: Our Safety Depends on Official Vigilance." Harper's Weekly, (1885). Photographic Print. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,092,067 Bytes)
Metadata Record Connecticut Health Office. "Typhoid Fever." Connecticut Health Office, [ca. 1905]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (803,653 Bytes)
Metadata Record San Francisco Board of Health. "Carrier of Diphtheria." San Francisco Board of Health, [ca. 1910]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (362,334 Bytes)
Metadata Record Connecticut Health Office. "Quarantine: Scarlet Fever." Connecticut Health Office, [ca. 1910]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (836,259 Bytes)


Infectious Disease
Metadata Record Steinlen, Theophile-Alexandre. "Soldat, La Patrie Compte Sur Toi." Unknown Organization, 1916. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (958,477 Bytes)
Metadata Record United States Army. Social Hygiene Division. "Will You Be a Free Man or Chained." United States Army. Social Hygiene Division, 1918. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (757,085 Bytes)
Metadata Record Levy-Dhurmer, Lucien. "Anciens Militaires." Journee Nationale des Tuberculeux, [ca. 1919]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (731,335 Bytes)
Metadata Record Faivre, Abel. "Anciens Militaires: Sauvons-les." Journee Nationale des Tuberculeux, [ca. 1919]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (818,569 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Red Cross. "The Next to Go: Fight Tuberculosis." [American Red Cross], 1919. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (756,715 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Tuberculosis Association. "Buy Christmas Seals: Fight Tuberculosis." National Tuberculosis Association, 1924. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (523,087 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Tuberculosis Association. "'Stamp' Out Tuberculosis: Buy Christmas Seals." National Tuberculosis Association, 1924. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (784,908 Bytes)
Metadata Record Rensselaer County Tuberculosis Association (Troy, N.Y.). "Prevent Disease: Careless Spitting, Coughing, Sneezing, Spread Influenza and Tuberculosis." Rensselaer County Tuberculosis Association (Troy, N.Y.), [ca. 1925]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (762,618 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Tuberculosis Association. "Protect Them from Tuberculosis." National Tuberculosis Association, 1930. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (877,848 Bytes)
Metadata Record Baker, Ernest Hamlin. "Fight Tuberculosis with Modern Weapons." National Tuberculosis Association, [ca. 1935]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,819,910 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Tuberculosis Association. "Healthy Looks Can Hide Tuberculosis." National Tuberculosis Association, [ca. 1935]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,588,413 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Tuberculosis Association. "Tuberculosis Is Preventable and Curable." National Tuberculosis Association, 1935. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (765,337 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Tuberculosis Association. "Tuberculosis Robs You, Public Health Protects You." National Tuberculosis Association, [ca. 1935]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,476,942 Bytes)
Metadata Record Casa, Charles. "Easy to Get. . ." U.S. Government Printing Service, 1940. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (715,012 Bytes)
Metadata Record "She May Be a Bag of Trouble." Unknown Organization, 1940. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (670,508 Bytes)
Metadata Record "She May Look Clean--But." Unknown Organization, [ca. 1940]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (698,091 Bytes)
Metadata Record "Venereal Disease Covers the Earth." Unknown Organization, 1940. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (675,768 Bytes)
Metadata Record [Feree]. "Juke Joint Sniper." Unknown Organization, 1942. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (648,689 Bytes)
Metadata Record [United States Navy]. "A Sailor Doesn't Have to Prove He's a Man." [United States Navy], [ca. 1942]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (722,193 Bytes)
Metadata Record United States Army Air Forces. Training Command. "Sex Exposure without Prophylaxis." United States Army Air Forces. Training Command, 1944. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (757,396 Bytes)
Metadata Record Indian Malaria Eradication Programme. "Eradicate Malaria by Spraying." Indian Malaria Eradication Programme, [ca. 1960]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (844,156 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Immunize and Protect Your Child." World Health Organization, [ca. 1975]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (767,991 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Immunize and Protect Your Child." World Health Organization, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (764,888 Bytes)
Metadata Record United States Department of Health and Human Services, and Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "Parents of Earth, Are Your Children Fully Immunized?" Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (778,123 Bytes)
Metadata Record Gauch, Rene. "Reward--Recompense $1000." World Health Organization, [ca. 1977]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (851,692 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Vacinar e Proteger As Criancas." World Health Organization, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (786,310 Bytes)
Metadata Record California Department of Health. "How Many Immunizations Does It Take to Protect Your Child?" California Department of Health, [1980s]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (664,244 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Immunization: A Chance for Every Child." World Health Organization, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (854,871 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Vacinacao: A Cada Crianca a Sua Oporunidade." World Health Organization, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (577,269 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Immunization Program (Mexico). "Polio: No Paralice Sus Suenos." National Immunization Program (Mexico), [ca. 1990]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (592,185 Bytes)
Metadata Record Australia Department of Health. "Stop Measles with Just One Shot." Australia Department of Health, [ca. 1990]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (609,909 Bytes)
Metadata Record Vermont Department of Health. "Have Your Tots Had All Their Shots?" Vermont Department of Health, [ca. 1995]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,005,190 Bytes)


Environmental Health
Metadata Record United States Department of Health and Human Services. "Has Your Child Had a Lead Test Yet?" United States Department of Health and Human Services, [ca. 1970]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (584,551 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "Let's Fight Air Pollution." American Lung Association, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (588,997 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "We All Share the Same Air" [Environmental Health]. American Lung Association, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (702,809 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "The Air We Breathe." American Lung Association, [ca. 1980]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (800,123 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Acceptable Daily Intake!" World Health Organization, [ca. 1984]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (961,987 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Children at Risk!" World Health Organization, [1984]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (938,643 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Let the World Breathe." World Health Organization, [ca. 1984]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (787,631 Bytes)
Metadata Record White Lung Association. "When You Were Exposed To Asbestos, Were You This Well Protected?" White Lung Association, [ca. 1986]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (748,456 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "How Indoor Air Pollutants Affect the Body." American Lung Association, [ca. 1987]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (688,085 Bytes)
Metadata Record White Lung Association. "Justice Today for Better Health Tomorrow." White Lung Association, [ca. 1987]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (661,555 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Prevention Partnership. "Sniffing Correction Fluid Can Stop Your Heart." Texas Prevention Partnership, 1991. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (737,426 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Prevention Partnership. "Sniffing Markers Destroys Your Brain." Texas Prevention Partnership, 1991. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (707,153 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Prevention Partnership. "Sniffing Spray Paint Destroys Your Lungs." Texas Prevention Partnership, 1991. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (803,597 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Prevention Partnership. "This Ad Will Tell You Things about Sniffing Inhalants Your Child Probably Won't." Texas Prevention Partnership, 1994. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,577,551 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Prevention Partnership. "Unless You Know What to Look for, the Signs of Sniffing Inhalants Are Almost Invisible." Texas Prevention Partnership, 1994. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,276,975 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Prevention Partnership. "We'd Like to Introduce You to the Cocaine of the 90s. Your Child May Already Be Familiar." Texas Prevention Partnership, 1994. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,085,122 Bytes)
Metadata Record Vermont Department of Health. "Could Lead Be Poisoning Your Child?" Vermont Department of Health, [ca. 1995]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (683,250 Bytes)


Anti-Smoking Campaigns
Metadata Record American Cancer Society, and World Health Organization. "I Don't Smoke Cigarettes." American Cancer Society, 1968. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (629,922 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Cesser de Fumer: Profite a la Sante." World Health Organization, [ca. 1975]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (630,211 Bytes)
Metadata Record Pharmacists Planning Service, and Interagency Council on Smoking and Health. "Inside Every Smoker Is an Ex-Smoker." Pharmacists Planning Service, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (728,305 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "Quit Smoking. . . You're Breathing for Two." American Lung Association, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (718,492 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "We All Share the Same Air" [Anti-Smoking Campaigns]. American Lung Association, 1977. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (702,809 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. "Man Made Killer." World Health Organization, [1980s]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (772,409 Bytes)
Metadata Record South Australia Health Commission. "Shouldn't Your Office Environment Be This Good?" South Australia Health Commission, [1980s]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (932,901 Bytes)
Metadata Record Novotsi. [Smoke and You Destroy Yourself] [Translated from Russian]. World Health Organization, [1980s]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (699,633 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "Smoking Spoils Your Looks." American Lung Association, 1980. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (610,699 Bytes)
Metadata Record World Health Organization. [Even the Best Cigarettes Can Be Your Tomb] [Translated from Russian]. World Health Organization, [ca. 1985]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (684,551 Bytes)
Metadata Record Singapore National Smoking Control Programme. "Mind If I Smoke?" Singapore National Smoking Control Programme, 1986. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (561,081 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Lung Association. "Everyone Loves a Quitter." American Lung Association, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (734,405 Bytes)
Metadata Record Irish Cancer Society. "Say 'I Don't Smoke': You'll Be in Good Company!" Irish Cancer Society, [ca. 1987]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (779,948 Bytes)
Metadata Record American Cancer Society. "Lady Killer." American Cancer Society, [ca. 1988]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (577,733 Bytes)
Metadata Record Mullick, Biman. "Tobacco or Health: Choose Health." World Health Organization, 1988. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (706,974 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Heart Foundation of Australia. "When You Give Up Smoking It's a Different World." National Heart Foundation of Australia, [ca. 1988]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (650,545 Bytes)
Metadata Record New York Department of Health. "Break the Habit!" New York Department of Health, [ca. 1989]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (731,525 Bytes)
Metadata Record National Heart Foundation of Australia. "Smoke Free's the Go." National Heart Foundation of Australia, [ca. 1990]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (982,075 Bytes)
Metadata Record United States Department of Health and Human Services. "In / Out." United States Department of Health and Human Services, 1994. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,549,939 Bytes)
Metadata Record French Ministry of Health. Health Education Committee. "Bienvenue Dans Une Monde Sans Tabac: Fumer, C'est Pas Ma Nature." French Ministry of Health. Health Education Committee, [ca. 1998]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,034,623 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "Don't Be a Butthead." Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1998. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (978,992 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "You Have Enough Smarts to Rebuild an Engine." Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1998. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (611,614 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "You're Bright Enough to Learn 40 Different Football Plays." Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1998. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (807,907 Bytes)


HIV/AIDS
Metadata Record AIDS Action Committee. "AIDS Causes Blindness." AIDS Action Committee, [ca. 1986]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (751,174 Bytes)
Metadata Record "AIDS: Get the Facts." Unknown Organization, [ca. 1986]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (676,670 Bytes)
Metadata Record AIDS Project of Los Angeles. "Fight the Fear with the Facts." AIDS Project of Los Angeles, 1986. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (506,341 Bytes)
Metadata Record Texas Department of Health. "If You've Had Two Sex Partners." Texas Department of Health, [ca. 1986]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (688,400 Bytes)
Metadata Record AIDS Resource Center (Dallas). "After All These Years You Could Have Been Harboring a Killer." AIDS Resource Center (Dallas), [ca. 1987]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (733,790 Bytes)
Metadata Record Academy for Educational Development. "AIDSCOM: Education Is Not Enough." Academy for Educational Development, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (922,668 Bytes)
Metadata Record AIDS Action Committee. "Don't Forget the Chapter on AIDS." AIDS Action Committee, [ca. 1987]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (794,862 Bytes)
Metadata Record Center for Attitudinal Healing. "I Have AIDS Please Hug Me." Center for Attitudinal Healing, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,007,207 Bytes)
Metadata Record Oregon Department of Human Services. HIV/STD/TB Program. "My Boyfriend Gave Me AIDS." Oregon Department of Human Services. HIV/STD/TB Program, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (539,676 Bytes)
Metadata Record Illinois Department of Public Health. "None of These Will Give You AIDS." New York Department of Health, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (745,640 Bytes)
Metadata Record California Medical Association. "Some People Think You Can Catch AIDS from a Glass." California Medical Association, 1987. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (708,405 Bytes)
Metadata Record People of Color Against AIDS. "AIDS Is a White Man's Disease." People of Color Against AIDS, [ca. 1988]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (708,794 Bytes)
Metadata Record Australian National Advisory Committee. "AIDS: Sharing Needles Is Just Asking for It." Australian National Advisory Committee, [ca. 1988]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (324,752 Bytes)
Metadata Record Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene. AIDS Administration. "During Sex, Use a Latex Condom." Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene. AIDS Administration, 1988. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (892,032 Bytes)
Metadata Record Erickson, T. Charles. "I'm Serious about Love. I Use Condoms." New Haven Women's AIDS Coalition, 1988. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (583,531 Bytes)
Metadata Record Clement Communications. "She Has Her Father's Eyes and Her Mother's AIDS." Clement Communications, 1988. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (590,156 Bytes)
Metadata Record Erickson, T. Charles. "AIDS Is a Fact." New Haven Women's AIDS Coalition, 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (636,244 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "If He Doesn't Have a Condom" [image 1]. Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (726,642 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "If He Doesn't Have a Condom" [image 2]. Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (752,411 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "If You Get the AIDS Virus Now." Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (671,837 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "If You're Dabbling in Drugs." Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (730,064 Bytes)
Metadata Record Brogan and Partners. "It's Time to Tell Your Kids about the Birds and the Bees. And AIDS" [image 1]. Brogan and Partners, [ca. 1989]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (506,326 Bytes)
Metadata Record Brogan and Partners. "It's Time to Tell Your Kids about the Birds and the Bees. And AIDS" [image 2]. Brogan and Partners, [ca. 1989]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (501,893 Bytes)
Metadata Record Brogan and Partners. "It's Time to Tell Your Kids about the Birds and the Bees. And AIDS" [image 3]. Brogan and Partners, [ca. 1989]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (478,134 Bytes)
Metadata Record Helmken, Charles Michael. "Love AIDS People." Shoshin Society, 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (845,310 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "A Man Who Shoots Up Can Be Very Giving" [image 1]. Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (662,284 Bytes)
Metadata Record Centers for Disease Control (U.S.). "A Man Who Shoots Up Can Be Very Giving" [image 2]. Centers for Disease Control (U.S.), 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (700,406 Bytes)
Metadata Record New York City Department of Health. "Talk about AIDS before It Hits Home." New York City Department of Health, [ca. 1989]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,023,702 Bytes)
Metadata Record Thorpe, James. "This Is How AIDS Victims See Themselves." James Thorpe, 1989. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (646,651 Bytes)
Metadata Record San Francisco AIDS Foundation. "Be a Rubberman." San Francisco AIDS Foundation, 1990. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (616,729 Bytes)
Metadata Record Pi Kappa Phi (Fraternity). "If You Think This Looks Dangerous. . ." Pi Kappa Phi (Fraternity), [ca. 1990]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,926,022 Bytes)
Metadata Record Australian Board of Health. Health Promotion Branch. "Lifesaver." Australian Board of Health. Health Promotion Branch, 1990. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (663,751 Bytes)
Metadata Record Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia. "No Condom--No Way!" Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia, 1990. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,026,139 Bytes)
Metadata Record Red Hot Organization, and Steven Meisel. "Safe Sex Is Hot Sex." Red Hot Organization, [ca. 1990]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (740,519 Bytes)
Metadata Record Milwaukee AIDS Project. "Take This Vision Test." Milwaukee AIDS Project, [ca. 1990]. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (689,696 Bytes)
Metadata Record Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia. "Condoman Says: Don't Be Shame Be Game." Commonwealth Department of Community Services and Health. Aborginal Health Workers of Australia, 1991. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,030,787 Bytes)
Metadata Record AIDS Control and Prevention Project, and Family Health International. "Quienes Vivimos con El SIDA." Family Health International, 1994. Poster. Slide. 1 Image. jpg (1,955,532 Bytes)

U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services
USA.gov, Copyright, Privacy, Accessibility
Comments, Viewers, Acknowledgments