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Syphilis Posters: Collect Them All

Submitted by boygirlpartay

Edited by Rahodeb

Tags: syphilis, 1940's, art, posters, collection, government, bizarre

Ethan Persoff's personal site archives bizarre and offensive U.S. Government printed matter and graphics. One of the finds on this site is an archive of Twenty Syphilis Posters from the 1940's:


Photo Location, thanks to Meathaus for the link.

But there's more than just syphilis! Browse the site at your own risk or you might find yourself curbing your "reckless nasal consumption" or worse!

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Rahodeb

Rahodeb

Los Angeles, CA
March 2006

AUG 02, 2006 10:15 AM

It's weird, but somewhere along the way I ended up with this lunchbox:

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FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

AUG 02, 2006 10:21 AM

Helen_Jupiter said:
It's weird, but somewhere along the way I ended up with this lunchbox:

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A guy I went to school with had the exact same lunchbox. surreal

Rahodeb

Rahodeb

Los Angeles, CA
March 2006

AUG 02, 2006 10:34 AM

FreakPirate said:

Helen_Jupiter said:
It's weird, but somewhere along the way I ended up with this lunchbox:

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A guy I went to school with had the exact same lunchbox. surreal



Hmm. Maybe he got it from me. eeek

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

AUG 02, 2006 10:44 AM

Helen_Jupiter said:

Hmm. Maybe he got it from me. eeek



My college buddy met Helen_Jupiter and all he got was syphilis... lunchboxes.

Rahodeb

Rahodeb

Los Angeles, CA
March 2006

AUG 02, 2006 10:50 AM

FreakPirate said:

Helen_Jupiter said:

Hmm. Maybe he got it from me. eeek



My college buddy met Helen_Jupiter and all he got was syphilis... lunchboxes.



Haha!!

FreakPirate

FreakPirate

Canada
November 2002

AUG 02, 2006 10:54 AM

Thank you! I'm here all week. And remember kids...



Only YOU can prevent crotch fires.

PlanNumberOne

PlanNumberOne

Norway
February 2005

AUG 02, 2006 12:54 PM

Eeeeewww... "Syphilis" and "Lunch". Two words that should never appear in the same sentence.

PaulNikon

PaulNikon

Palm Bay, FL
February 2003

AUG 02, 2006 03:45 PM


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Necia

Necia

San Francisco, CA
August 2005

AUG 02, 2006 05:03 PM




MENACE TO INDUSTRY?

MrStitches

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY
November 2003

AUG 02, 2006 05:26 PM

Necia said:



MENACE TO INDUSTRY?



It's really hard to tip over crucibles of molten steel with your bare hands if you have syphilis.

Ngila

Ngila

Portland, OR
June 2006

AUG 02, 2006 06:01 PM

These are amazing.. eeek

And I love the lunchbox haha.

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