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What do we see when we look closely?
Explore the ways in which a US military nurse saluting to attention lends authority to an advertiser's claim that their lozenges perform a valuable service to the nation in wartime.
Roll over different areas of the postcard to discover answers to the questions below.
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- Q1Can you identify with which regiment this military nurse is serving?
- A1The white cross on a blue background indicates that the nurse serves with the 35th Infantry Division, National Guard.
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- Q2Can you spot a popular health education message?
- A2The old adage that 'coughs and sneezes spread diseases' is represented here in a hand-drawn, cartoon form.
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- Q3According to the advertisers, who approves of this product?
- A3The Surgeon General of the War Department Office (today Department of Defense) is claimed to support assertions that the product protects the nation's health.
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- Q1Can you identify with which regiment this military nurse is serving?
- A1The white cross on a blue background indicates that the nurse serves with the 35th Infantry Division, National Guard.
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- Q2Can you spot a popular health education message?
- A2The old adage that 'coughs and sneezes spread diseases' is represented here in a hand-drawn, cartoon form.
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- Q3According to the advertisers, who approves of this product?
- A3The Surgeon General of the War Department Office (today Department of Defense) is claimed to support assertions that the product protects the nation's health.
- 1Can you identify with which regiment this military nurse is serving?
- 2Can you spot a popular health education message?
- 3According to the advertisers, who approves of this product?
