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A view of the American Red Cross Canteen #13, at Champs de Mars, Paris, France. This is one of the largest canteens in France, being made up of fifty tents, which were formerly used as a hospital at Chateau Thierry. There are 1,400 beds and a large canteen which is operated 24 hours a day. An enlisted man can get a nice, clean bed for one franc (about 18 cents) which includes a hot or cold bath, towels, soap, baggage checked and a shoeshine. The meals are supplied at the following rates: Breakfast: 50 centimes (about 9 cents); dinner: 75 centimes (about 14 cents) and supper: 50 centimes

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A view of the American Red Cross Canteen #13, at Champs de Mars, Paris, France. This is one of the largest canteens in France, being made up of fifty tents, which were formerly used as a hospital at Chateau Thierry. There are 1,400 beds and a large canteen which is operated 24 hours a day. An enlisted man can get a nice, clean bed for one franc (about 18 cents) which includes a hot or cold bath, towels, soap, baggage checked and a shoeshine. The meals are supplied at the following rates: Breakfast: 50 centimes (about 9 cents); dinner: 75 centimes (about 14 cents) and supper: 50 centimes

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Caption from negative sleeve: Champ de Mars.
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card; part of title based on information in related, adjacent negatives.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: [George E.] Marshall.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 3

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01/01/1919
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France
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No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html

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