this is the "Army A" food box, and is sent the Prisoner a week after he is sent the "First Parcel." "Army A" food box is followed the next week by "Army B" box the week after by "Army C" box and the fourth week "Army D" box goes forward to the prisoner. Each month thereafter food boxes A, b, C and D go to the prisoner regularly. "Army A" package contains 1 lb. corned beef, 1 lb salt pork, 1 lb. salmon, 2 lbs. corned beef hash, 1 can pork and beans, 1 lb. tomatoes, 2 cans corn, 2 cans peas, 4 lbs. hard bread, 1 lb. butter, 1 lb. sugar, 1 lb. prunes, 1 bar soap, 80 cigarettes or the tobacco equivalent: 4 pkgs. tobacco or 1 cut of chewing tobacco
Summary
Caption from negative sleeve: Berne. Army A, food box sent to prisoner.
Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card.
Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Colin [Joseph A. Collin]
On caption card: Reproduction.
Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and 1952.
General information about the American National Red Cross photograph collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.anrc
Temp note: Batch 35
Tags
Date
01/01/1918
Location
berne
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication. For information, see "American National Red Cross photograph collection," http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/717_anrc.html