War Activities Of War Camp Community Service, African American Soldiers' Club

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Description

The full caption for this item is as follows: War activities Of War Camp Community Service. [African American] soldiers’ club. With [the]coming to Camp Custer of over 2,000 [African American] soldiers, came [an] urgent need for a place where they might be entertained in the city. An unused factory room was secured, cleaned, equipped and put into service by the War Camp Community Service. Here the [African American] soldier met his civilian friends from the city. Battle Creek, Michigan.

Citation

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

National Archives Identifier: 533629

Full Citation: Photograph 165-WW-127(137); War activities Of War Camp Community Service. [African American] soldiers’ club. With [the]coming…; 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/war-activities-club/, March 29, 2026]

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