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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.
U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.35
Name Poster
Artist (American illustrator, 1909 - 1990)
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1939 - 1949)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 26 in x W 18 3/8 in (66 cm x 46.7 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a woman dressed in a Cadet Nurse uniform. At left are two young girls looking at her with interest. Blue and red text below the images reads: A LIFETIME EDUCATION FREE FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO QUALIFY / U.S. CADET NURSE CORPS / GO TO YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL OR WRITE U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, BOX 88, NEW YORK 8, N.Y. The artist's facsimile name is in the lower left corner of the image: Alex Ross.

Printed in small text along the bottom edge of the poster: N.E. POSTER 4 / U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-645714 / FEDERAL SECURITY 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 StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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