As dangerous as an enemy bomber : mosquitoes carrying dengue fever can cripple an army ... disorgani...
As dangerous as an enemy bomber : mosquitoes carrying dengue fever can cripple an army ... disorgani...
As dangerous as an enemy bomber : mosquitoes carrying dengue fever can cripple an army ... disorganise a community / issued by the NSW Dept. of Public Health.
About this item
Full title
Publisher
[Sydney, N.S.W?] : N.S.W. Dept. of Public Health, [1942?]
Call Numbers
POSTERS/2018/38
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Physical Description
Physical content
1 poster : lithograph, colour ; 49 x 37 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
sheet
Publication information
Publisher
[Sydney, N.S.W?] : N.S.W. Dept. of Public Health, [1942?]
Place of Publication
New South Wales
Date Published
[1942?]
Access and use
Access Conditions
Mitchell Library copy: Issued in Secure Reading Area.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
A World War II era dengue fever prevention poster, which equates the danger of mosquitoes with the contemporary threat from enemy bombers, with an image of a mosquito depicted in front of two black bombers. The planes are decorated with Japanese red circle insignias, and appear against a blue background at the top of the poster. The lower part of t...
Alternative Titles
Full title
As dangerous as an enemy bomber : mosquitoes carrying dengue fever can cripple an army ... disorganise a community / issued by the NSW Dept. of Public Health.
Other title
Mosquitoes carrying dengue fever can cripple an army ... disorganise a community
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Caption title.
Date based on references to the title of a new poster, "As dangerous as an enemy bomber," about to be issued by the Health Department, which were published in New South Wales country newspapers from July 1942, accessed via Trove database.
Mitchell Library copy at POSTERS/2018/38: mounted on linen....
Additional physical form availability note
Online at the State Library of NSW.
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
POSTERS/2018/38
Record Identifier
74VKVkQjjg8b
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVkQjjg8b
Other Identifiers
MMS ID
991024184217802626
