Original Wwii Army

  

During WWII, the need for American troops superseded the traditional draft conscripts. Congress passed special legislation to allow women to serve in four units: the Women's Army Corps (WAC), the Navy Women's Reserve (WAVES), the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, and the Coast Guard Women Reserves (SPARS).

The US Army Nurse Corps, featured in this poster, is unique in that it dates back to 1901- well before these WWII units. This photographic poster promotes recruitment to the US Army Nurse Corps. Founded in 1901, with roots dating back even further to the Revolutionary War, the US Army Nurse Corps is one of the older units of the American military. Excluded from the front lines, US Army nurses were required to be unmarried and without children.

Since the program requires every participant to be a registered nurse, it was highly successful. In WWII, 96% of injured servicemen who made it to a field hospital survived their injuries. He studied at The Art Student's League and began his career as a commercial illustrator for everything from print advertisements to magazine covers. In the 1930s, Green pivoted to photography and became the most prolific commercial photographer of his time. This is an Original Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction.

This measures 20" x 27" (51cm x 69cm). We have been collecting original, vintage posters for 30 years, and have decided to sell some of our inventory at very attractive prices. Please look through our offerings and let us know if you have any questions. We are only offering ORIGINAL VINTAGE POSTERS -- no restrikes, reprints, or reproductions. We take pride in our high number of positive feedbacks and hope that you will become another satisfied customer. This item is in the category "Art\Art Posters". The seller is "posterpro" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.