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National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine / Ferree, Juke Joint Sniper, U.S. National Library of Medicine, 1942

In this 1942 poster by Ferree, a striking blonde woman lights up a cigarette in front of a bar. The woman has blond hair and wears a short-sleeved…

Tags: Disease, Feree, STD Prevention & Control, STDs, Women, World War II

Charles Henry Alston, A Well Fed Nation is a Fighting Nation - World War II Public Health Initiative, National Archives at College Park, 1943

Charles Alston, an African-American artist and educator, created this drawing in 1943. It shows a strong, healthy family (man, woman, and two…

Tags: African-Americans, Charles Alston, Eating, Health, War, World War II

Office of War Information domestic photographic units, V-Mail During World War II, Library of Congress, Circa 1942

In both world wars, letter writing was a popular means of improving the morale of troops overseas. During the latter years of World War II, V-mail…

Tags: Postal Service, V-Mail, War, World War II, WWII