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She May Look Clean, But…

…pick-ups, “good time” girls, prostitutes spread syphilis and gonorrhea.
U.S. Public Health Service, United States, 1940s.

Photomechanical print: color; 37 x 51 cm.

An appealing, seemingly innocent, young woman smiles. Three men, a sailor, a civilian and a soldier, look toward her.


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An icon of two overlapping people, indicating sexual contact.

Sexual Contact
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MedlinePlus Health Topic:
Syphilis