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Army Education Commission, Social Hygiene Division circa 1916-1919 Box 177, Folder 1

Title Steady, buddy, there's a come-back
Contributors U.S. Army Educational Commission
Date 1918
Extent 8" x 10"
Physical Form Poster
Type of Resource Still Image
Subject Health education
World War, 1914-1918. United States. Posters
Sexually transmitted diseases
Military education
Prostitution
Language eng
Physical location University of Minnesota Libraries, Social Welfare History Archives. http://special.lib.umn.edu/swha/
Local identifier swhp0187
purl http://purl.umn.edu/62388
Access conditions Use of this image may be governed by U.S. and international copyright laws. Please contact the Social Welfare History Archives for permission to publish this image. http://special.lib.umn.edu/swha/

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