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Le Mans, France. Mrs. Max McMurray, of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen, at Le Mans, France. Who acts as the office tailor for the soldiers passing through this canteen. There are six French girls who assist in this important work, of mending and pressing garments. Sgt. G.F. Peterson asking that a truant button be replaced

Le Mans, France. Mrs. Max McMurray, of the American Red Cross Casual C...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteen. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Exclusive. Atlantic Div. May, 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

Le Mans, France. Interior of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen in Le Mans, France, which feeds between five and six thousand men every 24 hours. This is the large kitchen which is never closed. The personnel, left to right: Miss Halstead Stern, Miss Milicant Stauft and Miss Ada Turner, serving dinner

Le Mans, France. Interior of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen in ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Ex. Atlantic Div. May 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. General info... More

Le Mans, France. The exterior of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen at Le Mans (Sarthe) France. There are 47 beds for Officers and 250 for Enlisted Men. The Canteen serves between five and six thousand meals every 24 hours, in the dining room which seats 250 men. There are shower baths, check rooms, tailors to sew on truant buttons, and do general mending, an Officers' Recreation Room, and large Recreation Hut for enlisted men, and a lunch counter where hot chocolate, coffee, and sandwiches are served between meal hours

Le Mans, France. The exterior of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Exclusive Atlantic Div. May, 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

Le Mans, France. Interior of the American Red Cross Wet Canteen. Le Mans, France, which is open between meal hours. Hot chocolate, coffee and sandwiches are served free to all who happen to be passing through the American Red Cross Casual Canteen

Le Mans, France. Interior of the American Red Cross Wet Canteen. Le Ma...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Exclusive. Atlantic Div. May 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

Le Mans, France. Interior of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen Dormitory for Enlisted Men at Le Mans, France, where there are 250 beds

Le Mans, France. Interior of the American Red Cross Casual Canteen Dor...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Ex... More

The American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans in the A.E.F. Embarkation Area. Private Phil Thurmond, of Fallis, Ky., is shown here mixing dough which in a few hours will have been sent out in the form of luscious New England pastry for consumption among thousands of doughboys waiting to go home

The American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans in the A.E.F. Emb...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: U.S. In France Doughnut Foundry. Used in: Lake Division. 6/28/1... More

The American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. In this bakeshop are produced 30,000 doughnuts a day for American soldiers in the Embarkation Area. Here is shown a cook picking out the doughnuts with a long keen stick. These are distributed through all the welfare organizations

The American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. In this ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Foundry, U.S. in France. Used in: Ex. indef. Mrs. Foster. Gift;... More

Le Mans, France. When the men enter the American Red Cross Casual Canteen at Le Mans, France, they can check their baggage and packs for safekeeping, here is the checkrooms

Le Mans, France. When the men enter the American Red Cross Casual Cant...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Ex. Atlantic Div. May, 15, 1919. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

Le Mans, France. Officers' Restroom in the American Red Cross Casual Canteen in Le Mans, France. Although roughly built, it contains much comfort. Books, writing materials, music, smokes and easy chairs, go to make this a real club for the officers passing through this Embarkation Centre. Major A.J. Finch, M.C., Base Hospital #60, enjoying a late magazine

Le Mans, France. Officers' Restroom in the American Red Cross Casual C...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteen. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Exlcusive. Atlantic Div. May, 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

Le Mans, France. One of the Officers' dormitories at the American Red Cross Casual Canteen at Le Mans, France

Le Mans, France. One of the Officers' dormitories at the American Red ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteen. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Exclusive. Atlantic Div. May, 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

At the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. On "Mothers Day" at the Red Cross doughnut factory prepared 6,500 special cookies for distribution by the K. of C., in addition to its regular output of 30,000 doughnuts a day. Here you see the cookies being placed on a truck for distribution throughout the embarkation area

At the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. On "M...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Foundry, U.S. France. Used in: Ex. indef. Mrs. Foster. Gift; Am... More

The group of American Red Cross workers ring meals twenty four hours a day to officers and enlisted men at the Red Cross canteen near railroad station in Le Mans. In addition to its dining room accomodating 300 men at a sitting, the canteen has dormitories for officers and enlisted men, shower baths, laundry, sterilizing plant, and reading and writing rooms. Left to right: Catherine McCartley, Seattle, Wash.; Mrs. Perkins, Caroline Baird, Westchester, Pennsylvania; Jeanette Bailey, Catherine Comstock, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Annie Whelpley, Montelain, N.J.; Ruth Miller, Ashland, Ohio; Elizabeth Marshall, Louisville, Ky.; Helen Ruff, St. Paul, Minn.; Ella M. Stauft, Uniontown, Pennsylvania; and Elena M. Peck, New York City

The group of American Red Cross workers ring meals twenty four hours a...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens U.S. France. Used in: Northwestern Div. 6/28/1919. Lake Division. 6/28/1919. Northern Div. 6/28/1919. Penn. Div. 6/28/1919. Atlantic Div.... More

Le Mans, France. There are 250 beds in this dormitory for Enlisted Men, at the American Red Cross Casual Canteen at Le Mans, France, for the benefit of the men who are forced to stop over night

Le Mans, France. There are 250 beds in this dormitory for Enlisted Men...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Ex. Atlantic Div. May, 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. General inf... More

American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" Le Mans, France. This is the "rolling" and "cutting" table where 30,000 doughnuts are turned out everyday and distributed to the doughboys in the Embarkation area. Left side of table, O. Coon, of Missouri; A.S. Williams, Lakeperem Ind.; right side table: C.P. Dunham, Prescott, Ariz., and H. Fisher, of Indiana

American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" Le Mans, France. This is the "ro...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Canteens U.S. France. Used in: Pacific Div. Southwestern Div. 6... More

Le Mans, Mrs. J.E. Gilbert, directress of the Casual Canteen at Le Mans where several thousand officers and enlisted men arriving and leaving the embarkation center are fed and cared for each day. Mrs. Gilbert is shown at her desk in the canteen

Le Mans, Mrs. J.E. Gilbert, directress of the Casual Canteen at Le Man...

Title and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Paris Office files. Group title: Canteens, France. Date based on date of negatives in s... More

Le Mans, France. Dining room in the American Red Cross Casual Canteen, Le Mans, France. 250 men can be served at once. Mrs. J.E. Gilbert, in charge

Le Mans, France. Dining room in the American Red Cross Casual Canteen,...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: A.R.C. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Ex... More

Interior of the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. Seven of the twenty one cooks. The "rolling" and "cutting" tables are in the background. 30,000 doughnuts are sent out daily to the soldiers from this place

Interior of the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, Fran...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Foundry, U.S. France. Used in: Ex. indef. Mrs. Foster. Gift; Am... More

Le Mans, France. American Red Cross Recreation Hut at the American Red Cross Casual Canteen at Le Mans, France. There is plenty of amusement for the enlisted men here with the late magazines, books, games, music and plenty of writing materials

Le Mans, France. American Red Cross Recreation Hut at the American Red...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Group title: Canteens. U.S. France. 3 May 1919 [date received] Used in: Exclusive Atlantic Div. May, 15. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952. Gener... More

The exterior of the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France, where 30,000 pieces of New England pastry are turned out every day for American soldiers in the Embarkation area. Four of the twenty one cooks and helpers are shown at the entrance. From left to right: Freddy Hayer, Chicago, Ills.; Phil Thurmond, Fallis, Ky.; C.P. Dunham, Prescott, Ariz.; and O. Coon, Missouri

The exterior of the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, ...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Foundry, U.S. France. Used in: Ex. indef. Mrs. Foster. Gift; Am... More

At the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. A close up of the kind of New England pastry that the Red Cross distributes to the doughboys in the Embarkation Area. 30,000 doughnuts are turned out of the A.R.C. "Foundry" every day

At the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France. A clo...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Foundry, U.S. in France. Used in: Ex. indef. Mrs. Foster. Gift;... More

Cooks at work in the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans, France, where 30,000 doughnuts are turned out daily for consumption of the American soldiers in the concentration area for the embarkation ports. A cook is seen here taking out a batch of the pastry from the frying pan

Cooks at work in the American Red Cross "Doughnut Foundry" at Le Mans,...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: ARC. Group title: Foundry, U.S. in France. Used in: Ex. indef. Mrs. Foster. Gift;... More