United Service Organizations lounge at Santa Fe Station

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20056476

Description

Three soldiers visiting the United Service Organizations (U. S. O.) lounge at Santa Fe Station, who received slices of some of the 87 pies and nine cakes which Ennis, Texas, members of Rebekah Lodge 104 brought with them when they were hostesses for the day. The servicemen, left to right, are Private First Class John Campbell, of Des Moines, Iowa, Private Harold Litschke, of Halbrite, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Private Sam Reinick of Fon du Lac, Wisconsin. They are all wearing military uniforms. The women, left to right, are Mrs. Kate Cloud, Miss Myrtle Butler, Mrs. Carrie Louise Riddle, Mrs. Delia Richardson, Mrs. Rena Mounts and Mrs. Elsie Kirk. They are serving the servicemen slices of pie and cake. Hanging on the back wall is a large map of the United States.

Archival Date

1943-02-09

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1740

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Kirk, Elsie (Mrs.); Military personnel; Military uniforms; Dresses; Maps; Food; Pies; Cakes; Eating & drinking; Santa Fe Station; Rebekah Lodge; Fraternal organizations