Canteen Service Station operated by the local Red Cross Chapter, Billings, with servicemen and Red Cross workers at the Union Depot.

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DescriptionU.S. Congress declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917. Organized work of the local Red Cross canteen service began at the Union Depot in December of 1918. The intent was to 'contribute to the welfare and comfort of the men in uniform.' See Continuance of Splendid Work of Red Cross Canteen Depends Now on Pledging of More Funds, Billings Gazette, July 20, 1919 and Red Cross Workers, Billings Gazette, November 4, 1919TypeImageCreatorUnknownGenrephotographsDate1919SubjectRed Cross FlagsClothing--Men--1910-1920UniformsClothing--Women--1910-1920SoldiersContributing InstitutionBillings Public LibraryGeographic CoverageBillings, MontanaDigital CollectionBillings - Images of PlacesDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationItems were scanned with a Kodak ngenuity 9125 or a Panasonic KV-57075C at 300 DPI using Papervision Capture Scan software.Date Digitized2015copyrightNoC-US

CollectionBillings - Images of Places

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Canteen Service Station operated by the local Red Cross Chapter, Billings, with servicemen and Red Cross workers at the Union Depot.

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