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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.
Enlist in a Proud Profession . . .
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Enlist in a Proud Profession . . .

Object numberMO 2005.13.17.4.2
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1889)
Issuing Body (American, 1939 - 1949)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper (cardboard), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 11 in x W 28 in (27.9 cm x 71.1 cm )
DescriptionA color poster featuring a photographic profile image of a woman dressed in a Cadet Nurse uniform. Black, blue, and red text to the left and right of her reads: Enlist in a Proud Profession . . . JOIN THE U.S. CADET NURSE CORPS / A LIFETIME EDUCATION FREE! FOR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES WHO QUALIFY. White text on a black strip along the bottom of the poster reads: FOR INFORMATION GO TO YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL OR WRITE U. S. CADET NURSE CORPS, BOX 88, NEW YORK, N. Y. / U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ★ FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY / Distributed by O.W. I.

The poster was printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943-O-561461.
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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