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Red Cross Precursor to D.C. Food Trucks

Red Cross mobile canteen 1942
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This is a photo from World War II, taken in 1942. It’s a mobile canteen run by the Red Cross.

Red Cross mobile canteen 1942
Red Cross mobile canteen 1942

Source: Library of Congress

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