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Poster

The Health Of The Child Is The Power Of The Nation

Date: 1918
Description: A group of children walking up a grassy hill together, with text that reads: "The health of the child is the power of the nation," and "Children's Year." C...
Book or Pamphlet

Tuberculosis Must Go

Date: 05 25 1928
Description: Cover of a booklet produced by International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department to help prevent the spread of tuberculosis. Includes the text: ...
Poster

Anti-Tuberculosis Association Poster

Date: 1928
Description: Poster produced by the Anti-Tuberculosis Association showing a young man and woman walking together with books under their arms. Includes the text "Tubercu...
Poster

Wisconsin Lung Association Poster

Date: 1953
Description: Poster produced by the Wisconsin Lung Association showing a young girl in pajamas kneeling to pray at her bedside. Includes the text "help keep everyone sa...
Poster

Anti-Tuberculosis Association Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Poster created by the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association showing a Native-American man running. Includes the text "exercise for health" and "Christmas...
Poster

Anti-Tuberculosis Association Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Poster created by the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association showing a Native-American man facing the sun with his arms outsretched. Includes the text "su...
Poster

Anti-Tuberculosis Association Poster

Date: 1930
Description: Poster created by the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association showing a Native American man meditating at a campfire. Includes the text "rest" and "Christm...
Print

Influenza Quarantine Card

Date: 
Description: Orange-red colored influenza quarantine card with text in black ink that reads, "All persons are notified of the presence of this disease and on account of...
Poster

All-Campus Blood Drive Poster

Date: 03 1971
Description: Poster announcing a blood drive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsored by the Red Cross. Features a "bloodmobile" as an attraction.
Print

DDT: Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife

Date: 1946
Description: Cover of United States Department of the Interior Circular 11 entitled DDT: Its Effect on Fish and Wildlife by Clarence Cottam and Elmer Higgins. Th...
Book or Pamphlet

Donations for Sufferers of Yellow Fever

Date: 09 28 1878
Description: An illustration depicting well-dressed ferry passengers depositing money in the yellow fever box at Fulton Ferry. A sign reads: "Contributions recieved (
Historical Object

Ban DDT

Date: 
Description: Bumper sticker featuring a skull and crossbones supporting a ban on DDT.
Historical Object

DDT, Compound of Extinction

Date: 
Description: Bumper sticker promoting the banning of DDT.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee : Showing Completed Sewers, Water Pipes Thus Far Laid, the Altitude of Different Regions of the City and the Location of Every Case of Small Pox, Diptheria [i.e. Diphtheria] & Scarlet Fever

Date: 1879
Description: This map shows asylums, cemeteries, hospitals, parks, streets, and wards. Relief is shown by contours. Also included are manuscript annotations in pencil. ...

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