Fight Tuberculosis with Modern Weapons Fight Tuberculosis with Modern Weapons

Contributor(s): Baker, Ernest Hamlin The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection Publication: National Tuberculosis Association, [ca. 1935] Language(s): English Format: Still image Subject(s): Tuberculosis Public Health Genre(s): Archival Materials Posters Slides (photographs) Abstract: This poster by famous portrait artist Ernest Hamlin Baker reflects a distinctive 1930s style of illustration. Rays of light, emanating from the double-barred cross emblem of the NTA, illuminate scenes of health personnel working in laboratories and caring for patients. The figures, design, and composition of this poster reflect a modernist style appropriate for the promotion of newly developed scientific solutions to an age-old problem. A series of illustrations described as "modern weapons" in the fight against tuberculosis include a man looking into a microscope, a nurse and doctor monitoring a woman receiving intravenous treatment, a young boy receiving an injection, and an X-ray displayed prominently in the background. As part of the campaign to solicit contributions, the message in the bottom corner of the poster suggests, "Christmas Seals help fight Tuberculosis." Copyright: This item may be under copyright protection; contact the copyright owner for permission before re-use. Extent: 1 pages NLM Unique ID: 101584655X13 (See in Profiles in Science) Profiles in Science ID: VCBBBR Permanent Link: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X13 Archival Collection: Visual Culture and Health Posters (Profiles in Science)