Once upon a time

Once upon a time

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
Zwerdling, Michael, former owner
Partnership for a Drug-Free America, issuing body.
Maxracks, publisher.
Publication:
[New York?] : Maxracks, [1996]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Heroin Dependence -- prevention & control
Opiate Overdose -- prevention & control
United States
Genre(s):
Postcard
Abstract:
Color postcard featuring a picture of a young girl named Wendy and her story starting like a fairy tale with the words Once upon the time and the letter O stylized. She was beautiful and had a lot of friends but started using heroin, got addicted, and died. The story is written in white lettering against a green background. The young girl is wearing a midriff animal-print orange shirt and a green mini skirt. On the right side is a syringe with a white liquid coming out and underlining the words The End.
Copyright:
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Extent:
1 postcard : 10 x 15 cm
Provenance:
Purchase; Michael Zwerdling; 2004; 04-22.
Technique:
color
NLM Unique ID:
101458620 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
D01382
OCLC no.:
1385241817
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101458620