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1. "I know all about women" [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1943]
Call Number:: Poster0334
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A young soldier tells his fellow soldiers he can tell if a woman has syphilis by looking at her. An army doctor is called into the barracks to disabuse him
Description:: Title from item., Date from item., In lower margin: U. S. Government Printing Office ; 1943-O-521841., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:: U.S. Government Printing Office
Subject (Name):: United States. Army.
Subject (Topic):: Sexually transmitted diseases, Prevention, Syphilis, Diagnosis, Medicine, Military, Soldiers, Barracks, Sick persons, and Physicians
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > "I know all about women" [graphic].

2. A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [June 1827]
Call Number:: Print10198
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Against the left margin is a thermometer inscribed with degrees upwards and downwards from 0, in the centre. Those above zero are headed Temperance, those below Intemperance. Reading downwards: [70] Water; 60 Milk & Water; 50 Small Beer; 40 Cyder; 30 Wine; 20 Porter; 10 Ale Stou[t] ; 0; 10 Punch; 20 Toddy Crank; 30 Grog and Brandy Water; 40 Flip, Shrub; 50 Bitters infused in Spirits Usquebaugh. Hysteric Waters; 60 Gin Anniseed Brandy Rum and Whisky in the Morning; 70 D° during the day and Night. The rest of the plate is covered with eighteen small realistic designs arranged in three columns; the upper half show the results of Temperance and are headed Benefits. They are: Health. A sportsman tramps up hill with dog and gun. Respect, Esteem, & Reputation. A well-dressed couple walking to church preceded by children are greeted with a bow and a curtsey from a prosperous-looking pair. Cheerfullness. Three men drink, smoke, and sing at a table on which is a decanter. Wealth. Three men count great quantities of coin and notes. Happiness. Parents caress two children while an elder girl plays the piano. Strength. A man in a warehouse lifts up a big weight to the astonishment of another who holds a smaller one. Serenity of mind. A man sits with folded arms on a garden seat facing flowers. Old Age. A lady brings a little girl to an old man who sits with a large book beside him; the child offers him fruit. Nourishment when taken at meals or in moderate quantities. A well-covered dinner-table. Two men drain large tankards, two ladies hold glasses. The designs illustrating the consequences of Intemperance are in columns headed: [1] Vices, [2] Diseases, [3] Punishments. [1] Idleness. Three men, one tipsy, outside a rustic ale-house. Quarrell, Fighting, Swearing, and Obscenity. Two men fight; a tankard of gin lies on the floor. Swindling, perjury, burglary, murder Suicide. Two men in a wood with their dead victim; one rifles his pocket, the other loads his pistol. [2] Sickness, & Tremor in the Morning. A man, half-dressed, sits in a bedroom, leaning his head on his hand. Inflamed eyes, red nose & face sore and swelled legs. A doctor attends to his patient whose leg is supported on a stool. Dropsy, Epilipsy [sic], Melancholy, madness, palsy, appoplexy, Death. Men lift a man who has collapsed in the street; spectators stand round. [3] Poverty and Debt. Scene in a garret. A row of creditors, including a milkwoman, hold out their bills to a dismayed man. Two small children stand behind. Rags, hunger, and, the Poor-house. A man in tatters faces a stout citizen who points with his thumb to the large poor-house behind a wall. Jail, Whiping [sic], the Hulks, Botany-bay the Gallows. Four men, handcuffed in pairs, are led to a ship's boat by an armed man."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Text below title: Dedicated to that eccentric gentleman Mr. Abernethy, who posessing the abilitie of a skilfull Docr. yet disowns the title. NB. Recomemended [sic] to the serious study of all sober heaads [sic] of families., Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Alcoholism, Prevention and Control., 1 print : etching ; plate mark 343 x 245 mm., and Hand-colored.
Publisher:: Pubd. June 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Abernethy, John, 1764-1831. and Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
Subject (Topic):: Alcoholism, Prevention, Temperance, and Thermometers
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]

3. A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]

Creator:: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created:: [June 1827]
Call Number:: 827.06.00.05+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "Against the left margin is a thermometer inscribed with degrees upwards and downwards from 0, in the centre. Those above zero are headed Temperance, those below Intemperance. Reading downwards: [70] Water; 60 Milk & Water; 50 Small Beer; 40 Cyder; 30 Wine; 20 Porter; 10 Ale Stou[t] ; 0; 10 Punch; 20 Toddy Crank; 30 Grog and Brandy Water; 40 Flip, Shrub; 50 Bitters infused in Spirits Usquebaugh. Hysteric Waters; 60 Gin Anniseed Brandy Rum and Whisky in the Morning; 70 D° during the day and Night. The rest of the plate is covered with eighteen small realistic designs arranged in three columns; the upper half show the results of Temperance and are headed Benefits. They are: Health. A sportsman tramps up hill with dog and gun. Respect, Esteem, & Reputation. A well-dressed couple walking to church preceded by children are greeted with a bow and a curtsey from a prosperous-looking pair. Cheerfullness. Three men drink, smoke, and sing at a table on which is a decanter. Wealth. Three men count great quantities of coin and notes. Happiness. Parents caress two children while an elder girl plays the piano. Strength. A man in a warehouse lifts up a big weight to the astonishment of another who holds a smaller one. Serenity of mind. A man sits with folded arms on a garden seat facing flowers. Old Age. A lady brings a little girl to an old man who sits with a large book beside him; the child offers him fruit. Nourishment when taken at meals or in moderate quantities. A well-covered dinner-table. Two men drain large tankards, two ladies hold glasses. The designs illustrating the consequences of Intemperance are in columns headed: [1] Vices, [2] Diseases, [3] Punishments. [1] Idleness. Three men, one tipsy, outside a rustic ale-house. Quarrell, Fighting, Swearing, and Obscenity. Two men fight; a tankard of gin lies on the floor. Swindling, perjury, burglary, murder Suicide. Two men in a wood with their dead victim; one rifles his pocket, the other loads his pistol. [2] Sickness, & Tremor in the Morning. A man, half-dressed, sits in a bedroom, leaning his head on his hand. Inflamed eyes, red nose & face sore and swelled legs. A doctor attends to his patient whose leg is supported on a stool. Dropsy, Epilipsy [sic], Melancholy, madness, palsy, appoplexy, Death. Men lift a man who has collapsed in the street; spectators stand round. [3] Poverty and Debt. Scene in a garret. A row of creditors, including a milkwoman, hold out their bills to a dismayed man. Two small children stand behind. Rags, hunger, and, the Poor-house. A man in tatters faces a stout citizen who points with his thumb to the large poor-house behind a wall. Jail, Whiping [sic], the Hulks, Botany-bay the Gallows. Four men, handcuffed in pairs, are led to a ship's boat by an armed man."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched below image., Text below title: Dedicated to that eccentric gentleman Mr. Abernethy, who posessing the abilitie of a skilfull Docr. yet disowns the title. NB. Recomemended [sic] to the serious study of all sober heaads [sic] of families., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Alcoholism, Prevention and Control.
Publisher:: Pubd. June 1827 by S. Knights, Sweetings Alley
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain.
Subject (Name):: Abernethy, John, 1764-1831. and Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815.
Subject (Topic):: Alcoholism, Prevention, Temperance, and Thermometers
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > A moral and physical thermometer illustrated by the celebrated Docr. Lettsom / [graphic]

4. Ace high in the game of life [graphic]

Published / Created:: [1946]
Call Number:: Poster0535
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title and publisher from item., Date supplied by curator., In lower margin: Printed in U.S.A. ; 6769-B., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:: National Safety Council, Incorporated, Chicago
Subject (Topic):: Safety education, Accidents, Prevention, and Playing cards
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Ace high in the game of life [graphic]

5. Achetez le timbre antituberculeux [graphic].

Creator:: Hazan, G., artist
Published / Created:: [ca. 1927].
Call Number:: Poster0039
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title from item., Date derived from text., Text below image: Achetez le timbre antituberculeux de 1er Décembre au 5 Janvier. En vente partout 10 cent., Text in image inset: Vu: le Ministre du Travail, de l'Hygiène, de l'Assistance et de la Prévoyance Sociales., Text on stamp represented in image: 1927-1928 ; Le baiser au soleil ; Comité National de Défense contre le Tuberculose., and Condition: Very Good; Hole punched at top.
Publisher:: Comité National de Défense contre le Tuberculose and A. Delrieu, 18 Ave d'Orleans
Subject (Topic):: Tuberculosis, Prevention, Infants, Nurses, and Stamps
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Achetez le timbre antituberculeux [graphic].

6. Asociacion nacional de medicos de lucha antituberculosa [graphic]

Creator:: Penagos, Rafael de, 1889-1954, artist
Published / Created:: [1926]
Call Number:: Poster0154
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title and date from item., Text, with spaces to be filled in: A favor de D. [For Dr.] El Presidente [President] El Secretario [Secretary] Inscription: Penagos XXVI Madrid de ...De 19 [Madrid (date)] Titulo de Socio de [Title of Associate of]., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):: Tuberculosis, Prevention, Warriors, and Families
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Asociacion nacional de medicos de lucha antituberculosa [graphic]

7. Avoid easy women! [graphic].

Published / Created:: [1920s].
Call Number:: Poster0609
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title from item., Date supplied by curator., In lower left corner is a logo with: TG, V.D. Control Poster No. 5, 1 S.C., In lower margin center: "Easy" but Deadly., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:: publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):: Sexually transmitted diseases, Prevention, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Prostitutes, Couples, Alcoholic beverages, and Demons
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Avoid easy women! [graphic].

8. Avoid fatigue. Eat a lunch that packs a punch. [graphic]

Published / Created:: 1945.
Call Number:: Poster0025
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title, publisher, and date from item. and In lower margin: U.S. Government Printing Office: 1943-O-544266 ; U.S. Department of Agriculture--War Food Administration ; 8.
Publisher:: U. S. Department of Agriculture -- War Food Administration and U. S. Government Printing Office
Subject (Topic):: Accidents, Prevention, Industrial safety, World War, 1939-1945, Nutrition, Sleeping, Machinery, and Laborers
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Avoid fatigue. Eat a lunch that packs a punch. [graphic]

9. Cancer danger signals [graphic]

Creator:: Fellnagel, Dorothy Darling, 1913-2006, artist
Published / Created:: [1941]
Call Number:: Poster0318
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Description:: Title from item., Date from copy in Wellcome Collection., and This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing.
Publisher:: United States Public Health Service
Subject (Topic):: Cancer, Prevention, Diagnosis, Early detection, and Symptoms
Found in:: Medical Historical Library, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library > Cancer danger signals [graphic]