The Snapshots in Time Collection
Salvation Army 'Doughnuts Free to Soldiers and Sailors' Exhibit Booth, WWI-Era War Relief Exposition, Ohio, c. 1917-1918
This photograph documents a Salvation Army exhibit booth at a World War I-era war-relief exposition, likely held in Ohio around 1917-1918. The display promoted the organization's celebrated overseas canteen program, in which volunteers - later immortalized as 'doughnut lassies' - served fresh doughnuts and coffee to American soldiers and sailors near the front lines in France. Informational panels reference decorated officers and Allied commanders, underscoring the exhibit's role in building public support for the war effort and encouraging donations to Salvation Army relief work. Project: 218708