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Doughboys in front of the American Red Cross canteen in the St-Mihiel salient. They are waiting for their turn in distribution of doughnuts, cigarettes, and magazines. This outpost outfit followed a few miles behind the doughboys in their new advance. When the American infantrymen dug in the American Red Cross dug in also under a ruined house, started their fires, and within a few hours were serving thousands of weary but enthusiastic Americans with hot drinks and other comforts

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Doughboys in front of the American Red Cross canteen in the St-Mihiel salient. They are waiting for their turn in distribution of doughnuts, cigarettes, and magazines. This outpost outfit followed a few miles behind the doughboys in their new advance. When the American infantrymen dug in the American Red Cross dug in also under a ruined house, started their fires, and within a few hours were serving thousands of weary but enthusiastic Americans with hot drinks and other comforts

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Summary

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C. France.
Group title: Canteens. U.S. France.
Data: Atlantic Div. 11/20/18. Pa. Div. 11/20/18.
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 20

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Date

01/01/1918
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Location

france
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Library of Congress
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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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