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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.
Doctors Are Scare
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Doctors Are Scare

Object numberMO 2005.13.18.13.1
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American, 1941 - 1945)
Issuing Body (American organization, founded 1881)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 22 in (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm )
DescriptionA color, text-based poster. On a red and white background is white, pink, black, and red text that reads: “Doctors are Scarce / One out of three has gone to war / Be Prepared / for minor injury / for minor illness / LEARN First Aid & Home Nursing.” At the bottom of the poster are the logos of the U.S. Office of Civilian Defense and the American Red Cross. Additional small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: “OWI Poster No. 27. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. / U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-503156.”
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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