Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Serve Those Who Served
Artifact IDMO 2005.13.17.15.2
Object Type
Poster
Artist
Douglass Crockwell
(American painter, illustrator, designer, 1904 - 1968)
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Date1945
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 28 in x W 20 in (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA color poster featuring an illustration of a man, dressed in a long white shirt, seated in a wheelchair. Behind him is an image of a battlefield on the left side, and on the right side is an image of a hospital room with a nurse tending to a patient The artist's facsimile signature is in the lower right corner of the image: DOUGLASS. Text across the top of the poster reads: SERVE THOSE WHO SERVED. Below the image, on a black background, is light green and red text that says: Nurses are needed in VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITALS / Write to MEDICAL DIRECTOR, VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, Washington 25, D.C. or U.S. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, Washington 25, D. C.
Printed in small text along the bottom of the poster: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-655862.
On the reverse side of the poster is printed text, headed by "VETERANS ARE FIGHTING MEN . . .," that explains the need for nurses in veteran care facilities and how prominent display of the poster, with artwork by Douglas [sic] Crockwell, will contribute to the cause. Opposite the text is mailing information with a typed address to: ADRIANCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY / POUGHKEEPSIE N. Y. / 2 COPIES / OWI-129C. A printed return address for the Veterans Administration is also included.
Additional DetailsPrinted in small text along the bottom of the poster: U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1945—O-655862.
On the reverse side of the poster is printed text, headed by "VETERANS ARE FIGHTING MEN . . .," that explains the need for nurses in veteran care facilities and how prominent display of the poster, with artwork by Douglas [sic] Crockwell, will contribute to the cause. Opposite the text is mailing information with a typed address to: ADRIANCE MEMORIAL LIBRARY / POUGHKEEPSIE N. Y. / 2 COPIES / OWI-129C. A printed return address for the Veterans Administration is also included.
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.In Collection(s)
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