Postcard of US Servicemen in mobile canteen.

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Reference number	2004/9008
Description	American servicemen standing on a platform beside the serving hatch of a Clubmobile canteen converted from a Green Line T-type coach; cups of coffee stand on the counter. A female Red Cross worker appears to be talking to the man at the head of the queue; at the same time, the man on the right is handing her his cup, presumably for a refill. This image was reproduced on a postcard for use by US forces during WW2.
Dates	1941 - 1945
Collection	Ephemera
Object type	Postcard
Photograph number	Ukn
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Second World War
Completeness	68% 68% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Descriptive size	5x4ins

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Front of postcard: Passed by US Army Censor No 21 ETO USA Front of postcard: "One Good Cup Calls for Another" Reverse of postcard: American Red Cross Clubmobiles staffed by American Girls bring hot coffee and doughnuts to US Forces overseas

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	, 1941 - 1945