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Wanted: 25,000 Student Nurses
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Poster recruiting student nurses to aid in the war effort. Depicts a young woman, in a nurse's uniform, with her right hand raised to her heart. Behind her in silhouette are soldiers holding up their rifles with bayonets. Text at bottom reads: "U.S. Student Nurse Reserve. Enroll at the nearest recruiting station of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense."
circa 1910-1919
John H. Eggers, Co.
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W0145KC
WHi 62118
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