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Servicemen's Canteen and USO Lounge

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Stock #:724399
Type: Postcard
Era: Linen
City: Chicago
State: Illinois (IL)
County: Cook
Publisher: A. C. Co.
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
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Chicago Union Station houses the largest patriotic display ever built, an endless swarm of 4,500 actual scale model airplanes with wing spreads up to 5 feet, symbolizing the thousands of airplanes our government is building to win the war, 12 mammoth mural paintings are part of this historic display which was built by the Chicago Building Trades Council to help in the sale of War Bonds and Stamps. 50,000 travelers see this inspiring panorama every day. Adjoining the Lounge is the Servicemen's Canteen provided by the Chicago Union Station Company for the four railroads serving this busy terminal;-Pennsylvania, Burlington Route, The Milwaukee Road, and Alton Railroad. Here food is sold at nickel prices to meet the service man's pay. Fred Harvey provides the service.

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