The typhus louse, against which Russian citizens are urged to protect themselves by washing themselves and their clothes vigorously. Colour lithograph by Kaznacheev, 192-.

  • Kaznacheev, active approximately 1920.
Date:
[between 1920 and 1929?]
Reference:
653288i
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Description

Top, a huge white figure of the louse that carries typhus. Below, three scenes: a man having his hair cut by a barber, with lettering meaning "Cut your hair short" ; men in a bath house, with lettering meaning "Go to the bath house every day"; women washing and beating clothes, with lettering meaning "Keep your clothes and your bed in tidiness"

Publication/Creation

[Russia] : Gosmedizdat, [between 1920 and 1929?]

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 106.5 x 71.2 cm

Lettering

Pomnite oie ugroze synogo tifa voshʹ. perenosit zarazu syponogo tifa. Unichtozhaĭte vsheĭʹ! Kórotko strigite volosy ; Ezhednévno moĭtes' v báne ; Sobliudaĭte chistotu postéli i odezhdy. Kaznacheev Bears censor's registration number: Glavlit No. A 53863 Translation of lettering: Beware of the danger of exanthematous typhus! Fight this pest! Destroy this pest!

Edition

Tirazh 10.000.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 653288i

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