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<p>The <strong>Frank Pinchak Poster Collection</strong> consists of a near-complete run pharmacy window displays designed and published by Frank Pinchak, a pharmacist in Paterson, New Jersey, in the 1950s and 1960s.<br /><br />Each set consisted of three posters: a main poster measuring 26 inches by 42 inches and two side posters measuring 14 inches by 26 inches.</p>
<p>The posters educated consumers about a wide range of public health, pharmaceutical, medical, and other topics. Pinchak intended his"ethical displays" to be an alternative to commercial displays in pharmacy windows. Published by his company Professional Advancement Plan, Pinchak sold the posters to pharmacists around the country. He donated the posters to the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy in 2013.</p>
<p>The collection is currently missing a few known posters including "The Miracle of Cortisone" and "What You Should Know About Cancer."</p>
Title
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AIHP Frank Pinchak Poster Collection
Rights
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Please contact the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy at aihp@aihp.org for more information about the Pinchak Poster Collection and for questions about high-quality reproductions.
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display poster
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Identifier
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fpp-30-malaria-4
Title
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Malaria 3 Poster Set for Pharmacy Windows
Subject
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posters
ephemera
drugstores
advertising
display cards
health education
pharmacists
World Health Organization
drugs
malaria
yaws
tuberculosis
influenza
poliomyelitis
cholera
trachoma
plague
sexually transmitted diseases
anopheles mosquito
United Nations
sanitation
nutrition
Description
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Set of three posters for pharmacy windows titled "Malaria" printed in 1960. These "ethical displays" were designed and written by Frank Pinchak, a pharmacist from Paterson, New Jersey. Published by his company Professional Advancement Plan, Pinchak sold the posters to pharmacists around the country. He donated the posters to the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy in 2013. The main poster reads: "World Health Organization and Malaria. This U.N. specialized agency backed by 90 member-nations affects the lives and welfare of over half of the world's population. W.H.O. predicts this worldwide scourge since the earliest days of man...will become almost a non-existent disease within eight years." Side poster #1 reads: "Malaria progress report: a great victory has been accomplished over this dreaded disease due to - new drugs which have conquered the ailment in persons already afflicted. And a world campaign to eradicate the disease bearing "anapholes" mosquito that is meeting with tremendous success. Millions of cases 10 years ago. Number of cases reduced to thousands today." Side poster #2 reads: "W.H.O. also battles: venereal disease, YAWS, tuberculosis, influenza, polio, cholera, trachoma, plague. W.H.O. teams provide for better sanitation, train nurses, educate the public, improve nutrition, promote mental health."
Creator
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Pinchak, Seymore Francis (Frank), 1922-2014
Source
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AIHP Frank Pinchak Poster Collection
Publisher
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Professional Advancement Plan
Date
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1960
Contributor
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Brian Silverstein
Format
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.jpg
Language
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eng
Type
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still image
Temporal Coverage
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1960-1969
Rights
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Poster Copyright undetermined. For more information or for high-quality reproductions, please contact AIHP: aihp@aihp.org.
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Image copyright Brian Silverstein, 2008.
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