Inside the Snack Bar

ID: 5512 ~ Source: L87-1.44508-45 The Eastern Washington State Historical Society Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture ~ Creator: Charles Libby ~ Date: 1945

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Officially the USO snack bars were allowed to sell the soldiers cigarettes but not alcohol. This didn't always stop the guests from finding a drink.

This file appears in: USO Clubs in Spokane

USO Clubs in Spokane

By Devrick Barnett

When the United States entered the Second World War President Roosevelt felt a need to create a home-based organization to provide recreational activities for soldiers. The United Service Organization or USO was then founded and USO clubs began…