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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Become A Nurse
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Become A Nurse

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.10.1
Name Poster
Photographer (American photographer, born c. 1901)
Designer (American advertising agency, founded 1864)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1939 - 1949)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1798)
Issuing Body (American)
Date1942
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 17 1/2 in x W 14 in (44.5 cm x 35.6 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring a photographic image of a young woman having a nursing cap placed on her head by two hands with patriotic sleeves symbolizing Uncle Sam. White text on the bottom half of the poster reads: “become a Nurse / YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU / Write Nursing Information Bureau, 1790 Broadway, New York City.” Additional white text in the upper right corner of the poster says: “Federal Security Agency / U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE.”

Printed in small text along the bottom of the poster: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O-453124.
Label TextSeventeen-year-old Weslee Wootten was a pre-med freshman at Barnard College and working part-time as a model when she posed for the photograph on this poster. The photo was shot by William Ritter, a New York City commercial photographer. The poster was designed for the government by the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyright Reproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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