Saturday scenes and scenery: public health posters from the 1940s

I've been helping a friend struggle through the collections of a long life. These posters were among today's finds:

The artist Ray Gordon (here he signed himself "Ramon") created these during his stint in the war time army or perhaps shortly after.


That kind of confidence that "the doctor knows best" is gone for good.


We're not even so certain about the value of check-ups any more, but at least they'll come free with Obamacare.