Hero Condom
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Object Details
- Description
- This condom was distributed by the Health Education Resource Organization (HERO) of Baltimore, Maryland during the late 20th century. HERO was established in 1986 as a community-based organization to combat the spread of AIDS.
- The single foil-wrapped condom is enclosed in a purple cardboard envelope with white text on the cover that reads “De ser macho es usar condones” (to be manly is to use condoms). The text on the inside upper of the envelope reads “Protégete y protége a tú pareja” (Protect yourself and your partner. The back of the envelope reads Hero/Health Education Resource Organization/945-AIDS/Baltimore Metro/251-1164/DC Metro/1-800-638-6252/Elsewhere in MD/HERO, 101 West Read Street, Suite 812, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201.
- ca 1987
- ID Number
- 1988.0207.02
- accession number
- 1988.0207
- catalog number
- 1988.0207.02
- Object Name
- Condom
- Measurements
- overall: 7.3 cm x 7.5 cm x .3 cm; 2 7/8 in x 2 15/16 in x 1/8 in
- place made
- United States: Maryland, Baltimore
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- National Museum of American History
- associated subject; web subject
- Birth Control/Contraception
- Latino
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Sex
- Record ID
- nmah_892360
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-113a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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