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A field of grass with a row of poplar trees and a pair of white boxer shorts floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; Italian version of a series of Stop AIDS campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with the Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph.

A family demonstrating underclothes sold by "Docteur Rasurel". Colour lithograph by L. Cappiello, 1911.

A woman in white underwear strokes the hair of a man lying down wearing boxer shorts with a portable radio, their car and a fox in the undergrowth nearby; two packs of red condoms lie in a bag to the left; an Italian version of a series of Stop AIDS campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with Aiuto AIDS Svizzero. Colour lithograph.

A field of grass with a row of poplar trees and a pair of white boxer shorts floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; German version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz. Colour lithograph.

A man lying back in boxer shorts pulls off the briefs off the bottom of a man disappearing to the right representing an advertisement for safe sex to prevent AIDS by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Consumption in Spain. Colour lithograph, ca. 1997.

A field of grass with a row of poplar trees and a pair of white boxer shorts floating against a yellow sunset representing an advertisement for safe sex; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health , in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.

A woman in white underwear strokes the hair of a man lying down wearing boxer shorts with a portable radio, their car and a fox in the undergrowth nearby; two packs of red condoms lie in a bag to the left; German version of a series of safe sex 'Stop AIDS' campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health in collaboration with the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz. Colour lithograph.

A lake setting in which a man lies back in a boat wearing only boxer shorts; he holds up some underwear which he offers to his female companion with a smile; a pink condom lies on a white garment beside the man while two ducks swim beside the boat; German version of a series of safe sex 'Stop AIDS' campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health in collaboration with the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz. Colour lithograph.

A bare-chested man wearing a leather jacket with a pierced nipple pulling down his underpants; a safe sex and AIDS prevention advertisement for gay and bisexual men by the Landsforeningen for Bøsser og Lesbiske. Lithograph by Robin Skjoldborg, ca. 1995.

A yellow cat crying behind bars with four smiling pink naked couples in various sexual positions below with the message in German: 'Imagine AIDS threatens us ... and all make safer sex' an advertisement for safe sex by the AHS [AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz], ASS [AIDS Suisse Contre le SIDA] and AAS [Aiuto AIDS Svizzero]. Colour lithograph.

A lake setting in which a man lies back in a boat wearing only boxer shorts; he holds up some underwear which he offers to his female companion with a smile; a pink condom lies on a white garment beside the man while two ducks swim beside the boat; French version of a series of 'Stop SIDA' [Stop AIDS] campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health, in collaboration with l'Aide Suisse contre le SIDA. Colour lithograph.

Two bare-chested men in shorts hold hands in a field of hay with a picnic hamper beside them and an owl beyond; German version of a series of safe sex 'Stop AIDS' campaign posters by the Federal Office of Public Health in collaboration with the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz. Colour lithograph.

Love is.... Divine : latest additions / Divine.

Chilprufe for children 1936-37 / The Treasure Cot Co., Ltd.

The history of underclothes / C. Willett and Phillis Cunnington ; with revisions by A.D. Mansfield and Valerie Mansfield.

Products for incontinence / Boots.

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Love is.... Divine : latest additions / Divine.

Chilprufe for children 1936-37 / The Treasure Cot Co., Ltd.

The history of underclothes / C. Willett and Phillis Cunnington ; with revisions by A.D. Mansfield and Valerie Mansfield.

Products for incontinence / Boots.

Underwear

Images from the collections

Images about Underwear

Works from the collections

Love is.... Divine : latest additions / Divine.

Chilprufe for children 1936-37 / The Treasure Cot Co., Ltd.

The history of underclothes / C. Willett and Phillis Cunnington ; with revisions by A.D. Mansfield and Valerie Mansfield.

Products for incontinence / Boots.

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