Hands being washed with soapy water; below, a row of latrines; representing the need for soldiers to wash hands after using latrines. Colour lithograph, 1944.

Date:
1944
Reference:
678312i
Part of:
Approved War Department Graphic Training Aid
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Publication/Creation

[Washington, D.C.?] : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1944.

Physical description

1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 51 x 35.7 cm.

Lettering

After. Never give a germ a break! Distribution: Continental ... Overseas. War department 12 October 1944. Reproduction without permission prohibited Bears U.S. Government Printing Office reference number: O-619220 Further lettering specifies units to which copies of this work should be distributed "After", meaning that after use of latrines, hands should be washed. A companion sheet, "Before", urges that before preparing food, hands should be washed

Reference

Wellcome Collection 678312i

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