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A long table set for a Christmas dinner awaits the arrival of the German POWs who are patients of Ward 2B of Kennedy General Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1945. The table is set with traditional fruit centerpieces, plates, silverware, and candles. Stockings, Christmas cards, a Christmas tree, a banner proclaiming "Merry Christmas" a paraplegic patient dressed as Santa Claus, and hospital beds can be seen in the background.

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Title
A table set for Christmas dinner
Contributor
Garrett, Caroline Morrison, Curator
Date
1945-12
Date (Text)
1945-12
Object ID
WV0426.6.004
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
United States. Army--Women
Topics
Women's History
Schools and Colleges
UNCG
Alumni
Military
Geographic Coverage
Memphis (Tenn.)|Memphis (Tenn.)
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Service Branch
Army -- Army Medical Specialist Corps - Diet
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Image
Format
photographs
Language
English
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Caroline Morrison Garrett Collection; Folder: 5: Photographs, 1944-1947
Standard Rights Statement
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Caroline Morrison Garrett Collection
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