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A Look Back: A Photo of a Red Cross Mobile Canteen from World War II, 1942

  • Published May 23, 2014
Red Cross mobile canteen 1942
Take a look back at a photo of a World War II Red Cross mobile canteen, taken in 1942. See the image and learn more from the Library of Congress.
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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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