Visual Culture and Health Posters
- Title:
- During Sex, Use a Latex Condom
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- Description:
- The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's AIDS Administration utilized the popular cartoon format by creating King Condom in 1988. In this poster, the condom-shaped character holds a shield symbolizing his protective qualities. The images of contraceptive lubricant and packaged condoms, along with the dialogue of King Condom, promote safe sex practices and offer condom education information available in state-run health clinics.
- Number of Image Pages:
- 1 (892,032 Bytes)
- Date:
- 1988
- Creator:
- Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene. AIDS Administration
- Source:
- Original Repository: The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection.
- This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).
- URL: http://wwwihm.nlm.nih.gov/
- IHM Order Number: A028294
- Publisher:
- Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene. AIDS Administration
- Rights:
- Reproduced with permission of the Maryland Department of Health and Human Hygiene.
- Subject:
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- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH):
- Condoms
- HIV
- Public Health
- Visual Culture and Public Health Keywords:
- Safe Sex and Condoms
- Exhibit Category:
- HIV/AIDS
- Unique Identifier:
- VCBBHC
- Document Type:
- Posters
- Slides (photographs)
- Language:
- English
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- image/tif
- Physical Condition:
- Good
- Metadata Last Modified Date:
- 2004-08-13
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