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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 2005.13.17.4.3
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1889)
Issuing Body (American, 1939 - 1949)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )

DescriptionA color poster featuring a photographic profile image of a woman dressed in a Cadet Nurse uniform. Black, blue, white, and orange text above and to the left 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. Black text on an orange 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. Additional small text along the bottom of the poster says: Distributed by OWI for the Federal Security Agency / U.S. Public Health Service • Federal Security Agency / U.S. Government Printing Office, poster no. 1943-O-562744.
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
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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