Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display at the J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are dressed in the uniforms of the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. A large advertisement for the Nurse Corps is featured between the two mannequins and reads, "Join the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps, A Lifetime Education - FREE! If you can qualify." Flanked on either side of the mannequins are images of the nurses in practice. Visible signage at the feet of the mannequins reads (from left to right), "Student Requirements - 1. Graduation from a senior high school, preferably in a college preparatory course. 2. Good scholastic record, or student should have been at least in the upper half of her graduation class. 3. Age in Michigan - or specified by the Michigan Board of Registration of Nurses - 18 to 36 years. Some students between 17 1/2 and 18 years of age will be considered on an individual basis, if they have good high school records and shove evidence of maturity. 4. Good physical condition. 5. U.S. citizenship required for registration in Michigan." "American Women Are Keeping Faith... They realize, as never before, that their energies, and their work are so vital to Victory. Today, all over the world, American nurses are serving their country. As they respond, other nurses - STUDENT NURSES - are serving on the HOME FRONT as an active reserve of nurse power. Accept this high privilege now, by joining the U.S. CADET NURSING CORPS - apply to the school of nursing of your choice." "Schools of Nursing Participating in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps. Evangelical Deaconess Hospital, Grace Hospital, Harper Hospital, Ford Hospital, Providence Hospital, St. Francis Hospital Hamtramck, St. Mary's Hospital, Highland Park General Hospital." The date and photographic sequence number are printed on the bottom of the recto, "5-8-44; 18950-3x."