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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!

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.1.1
Object Type Poster
Artist (American artist, illustrator, and designer, 1906 - 1992)
Issuing Body (American, founded 1889)
Issuing Body (American, 1939 - 1949)
Date1944
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring a head and bust illustration of a young woman wearing a light brown military-style Cadet Nurse Corps uniform. The artist’s facsimile signature is along the bottom of the illustration: Edmundson. Text at the top and below the illustration reads: Enlist in a Proud Profession! / JOIN THE U.S. CADET NURSE CORPS / A Lifetime Education- FREE! IF YOU CAN QUALIFY / FOR INFORMATION GO TO YOUR LOCAL HOSPITAL OR WRITE U. S. CADET NURSE CORPS, BOX 88, NEW YORK 8, N. Y.

Additional small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U. S. PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE / 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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