Vintage Cardstock Smallpox Quarantine Warning Sign MCM cleaning 11" W x 20" H

11" W x 20" H x 0

Surface shows oxidation

Frame is in excellent condition

Enchanting

and oxidation across the right half

Vintage Cardstock Smallpox Quarantine Warning Sign MCM cleaning 11" W x 20" Hc. 1920s 1930s; Public Health Service United States Bold red and black printed quarantine notice reading "SMALLPOX KEEP OUT" on thick card stock. Issued by local or state health departments, these signs were posted on infected homes to enforce isolation during outbreaks of smallpox, a highly contagious and often deadly disease that remained a major public health concern in the early 20th century. The notice warns that violators faced fines up to $200