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Become a nurse: your country needs you, 1942

 Item
Identifier: WV 0002- Series 7- Item Item 002

Scope and Contents

Recruiting poster for nurses which depicts the arms of a man in stars and stripes sleeves, probably meant to represent Uncle Sam, as he puts a nurse cap on a young woman. The model for the nurse was Weslee Price Wootten (http://www.stuff.co.nz/401362/The-face-behind-a-famous-poster). 14 inches x 17 inches.

Dates

  • 1942

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 8.00 Linear Feet (13 boxes and Cabinet 1: Drawers D-I)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Private Title

WV0002.7.002

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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