Canteen for Negro Soldiers

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Description

The full caption for this item is as follows: Canteen for Negro soldiers. In the canteen of the club for Negro soldiers and sailors which the National League for Women’s Service has opened in New York City. The club was started at the request of Negro women who, now under the direction of the League, are managing the club and canteen.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs.

National Archives Identifier: 533635

Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-127(143); Canteen for Negro soldiers. In the canteen of the club for Negro soldiers and sailors which the…; ca. 1917 – 1919; American Unofficial Collection of World War I Photographs, 1917 – 1918; Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, Record Group 165; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/canteen-negro-soldiers/, April 2, 2026]

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