Serve those who served: nurses are needed in Veterans Administration hospitals.

One of 388 posters in the series: American War Posters available on this site.

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A wounded veteran sits in a wheelchair; in the background, soldiers fight in combat and a nurse tends to a wounded soldier in hospital.

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1 poster : col. ; 71 x 51 cm.

Creation Information

Douglass Crockwell, Spencer, 1904-1968 1945.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: World War Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 885 times. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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  • Main Title: Serve those who served: nurses are needed in Veterans Administration hospitals.
  • Alternate Title: Nurses are needed in Veterans Administration hospitals
  • Series Title: American War Posters

Description

A wounded veteran sits in a wheelchair; in the background, soldiers fight in combat and a nurse tends to a wounded soldier in hospital.

Physical Description

1 poster : col. ; 71 x 51 cm.

Notes

Additional text below title: "Write to Medical Director, Veterans Administration, Washington 25, D.C. or U.S. Civil Service Commission, Washington 25, D.C."

"U.S. Government Printing Office : 1945-O-655862"

Additional poster information on verso.

Listed in 1945 Monthly Catalog, p. 1117.

Cataloged in UNT Libraries' shelflist card file.

UNT Libraries have three copies.

Copy 1: Originally sent to Joseph Lyman Kingsbury, State Historical Collection, North Texas State Teacher College, Denton Texas from the Veterans Administration, Washington 25, DC.

Copy 3: Originally sent to Miss Mabel Wilkerson, No. Texas S.T.C. Dem. School, Denton, Texas from the Veterans Administration, Washington 25, DC.

Copies are numbered:
Historical Collection no. 1555 (DB #181)
and Dewey 940.54 no.102 (DB #183).

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Database No. 182
  • Government Documents No.: VA 1.16:N 93
  • Call Number: Posters WW2 Douglass Crockwell 2
  • OCLC: 40636978
  • UNT Catalog No.: b2849414 | View in Discover
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc487

Collections

This poster is part of the following collections of related materials.

World War Poster Collection

From World War I French victory figures to grim views of the Nazi regime, these posters demonstrate the power of words and images.

World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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Creation Date

  • 1945

Added to The UNT Digital Library

  • June 12, 2006, 10:56 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • Jan. 16, 2019, 1:37 p.m.

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Douglass Crockwell, Spencer, 1904-1968. Serve those who served: nurses are needed in Veterans Administration hospitals., poster, 1945; [Washington D.C.]. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc487/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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