1968 San Jose Health Dept “Certificate of Death” Original Political Satire D
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| Management number | 36736398 | Release Date | 2026/01/04 | List Price | $117.00 | Model Number | 36736398 | ||
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Original Political Satire Ephemera, San Jose, California — 1968
Offered here is an original 1968 satirical protest document, produced in response to the consolidation of the City of San Jose Health Department into the Santa Clara County Health Department. The piece is intentionally formatted to replicate an official California Certificate of Death, using bureaucratic structure and language as a vehicle for civic and political critique. The “decedent” is listed as the City of San Jose Health Department, with the “cause of death” cited as consolidation — a pointed commentary on municipal cost-cutting and public health policy during the late 1960s.
Particularly notable entries include:
Manner of death: “Civicide”
Place of injury: City Council Chambers
Contributing condition: Nationwide epidemic of health department consolidations
This document represents local government protest ephemera, a category that is both scarce and under-collected.
| Category | Vintage & collectibles > Paper ephemera |
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| Condition | Fair |
Paper ephemera
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