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22.5 x 16.25 , Horizontal folds, minor creases at bottom corners Venereal disease had a significant detrimental effect on the war effort by sidelining soldiers. This inspired a large propaganda campaign warning of the dangers of soliciting prostitutes; promoting testing, treatment, and prophylactic use; and highlighting the personal shame of contracting and spreading the disease and letting down one s comrades. This poster appeared at the end of the war and targeted returning servicemen. Franz Oswald Schiffers (1902-1976) was a German graphic artist who was an ex-Nazi propagandist later employed by the American occupation.
