Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Wanted for the Hospital Corps
Contributor (Organization):
United States. Army Medical Dept.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Personnel Selection
Subject (MeSH Term):
Military Personnel
Publication Information:
[United States] : United States Army Medical Department, [1908]
Publication Country:
United States
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
A108937
Physical Description:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : col. ; 71 x 44 cm.
Image Description:
Subject: 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.
Note (General):
Accession number: 2010-1.
Note (General):
NLM copy: Several tears along edges, pinholes, and fold marks.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Call Number:
PP059760 map
Record UI:
101582292

Wanted for the Hospital Corps

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