It's Her "Achievement Cap"

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20054459

Description

Mrs. Lester Byrd, nurse's aide, wearing a cap, and fitting a cap on an unidentified nurse's aide. "This pretty Nurses Aide (right) is wearing her crowning achievement- the blue, white banded cap with the Red Cross insignia, which signifies completion of her classwork and hospital training in the Nurses Aide course here. She is Mrs. Lester Byrd, 3628 East Rosedale, and was one of 22 Aides receiving caps at graduation exercises Friday at the Woman's Club."

Archival Date

1942-07-31

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1570

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Red Cross Courses; Red Cross Insignia; Red Cross; Nurses aides; Nurses Caps; Nurses Aid Courses; Graduation; Byrd, Lester (Mrs.); Fort Worth Woman's Club