Wanted for the Hospital Corps
- Collection:
- Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
- Contributor(s):
- United States. Army. Medical Department.
- Publication:
- [United States] : United States Army Medical Department, [1908]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Still image
- Subject(s):
- Personnel Selection Military Personnel
- Genre(s):
- Posters
- Abstract:
- Multicolored poster with red, blue, and black lettering. Visual image is a a young soldier in uniform blowing a trumpet. The word "Wanted" appears to be blown out of the trumpet. Publisher name appears above image in bold capital letters; "United States Army" appears on red, "Medical Department" appears in blue with a pink drop shadow. The American bald eagle appears in the middle of the words "Medical" and "Department" with wings out stretched while standing on two American flags.Title below publisher name. Text below title states recruitment requirements.There is a pasted-on paper banner at bottom of poster, which states that as of June 3, 1916 the Hospital Corps is discontinued and replaced with the "Enlisted Force of the Medical Department", and the text below lists the job categories and pay per month. Along bottom edge of poster are 3 stamps for the recruiting station in Providence, Rhode Island.
- Copyright:
- The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 photomechanical print (poster) : 71 x 44 cm.
- Technique:
- color
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101582292 (See catalog record)
- NLM Image ID:
- A032802
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101582292