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VD is almost always caught by having sex with an infected person...

Poster
1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This poster was issued by the Minstry of Health to advise people on how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases, and where to seek treatment if they should contract VD (venereal disease).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVD is almost always caught by having sex with an infected person...
Materials and techniques
Colour offset lithograph
Brief description
(Edward) Reginald Mount (1906-1979) and Eileen Margaret Evans (b.1921)
VD is Almost Always Caught By Having Sex With an Infected Person, 1964
Central Office of Information Poster for the Ministry of Health
Physical description
Photographic image showing unidentified man and woman appraoching one another. Printed in black on royal blue ground, over the bold white letters 'VD'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38cm
  • Width: 25.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • COI logo / VD 03 Issued by the Minstry of Health / Printed for H.M. Stationery Office by M.M.P. Ltd.
  • MOUNT/EVANS
Credit line
Given by Eileen Evans
Summary
This poster was issued by the Minstry of Health to advise people on how to avoid sexually transmitted diseases, and where to seek treatment if they should contract VD (venereal disease).
Collection
Accession number
E.572-1998

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Record createdMarch 24, 2009
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