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Sun, Mar 19, 2023 12:00PM EDT - Sun, Apr 2, 2023 04:00PM EDT
Lot 19

"U.S. Nurse Cadet Corps" WWII Recruiting Poster

Estimate: $100 - $250

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$50 $10
$200 $25
$1,000 $50
$3,000 $100

"Enlist in a Proud Profession! Join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps" WWII Recruiting Poster. Designed by Carolyn Moorhead Edmundson (1906-1992) signed: "Edmundson" lower right of art field. The poster encourages interested women to seek more info and provides contact info. The Cadet Nurse Corps was created in 1943 by the U.S. Public Health Service as a wartime scholarship program to recruit women to alleviate the great shortage of trained nurses that comes with war. It graduated 124,000 nurses by its end in 1948. Publishing info on bottom: "U.S. Public Health Service" "Federal Security Agency" Dimensions: 20"h x 14"w Processing and shipping within the continental U.S $45 plus a 1.5% insurance fee.

Condition

Creases from being folded in quarters. Light water stain on back, i say light because its not noticeable on the front. poster in over all crisp clean condition aside from the noted issues. corners still sharp.