Title	Women Sitting
Owning Institution	Indiana Historical Society
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Item ID	M1225_SMC_PAB1_21B_127D
Description	This image shows six African American women seated with drinks and food in formal wear. The Indianapolis Chapter of the American Red Cross provided assistance to Indianapolis Service Men's Centers Inc., an organization that provided a "home away from home" for uniformed individuals from WWII into the 1960s. The city's first club opened on Wabash Street on May 22, 1941. Led by director Dorothy F. Buschmann, it included numerous amenities for service men to enjoy including a game room, library, writing room, pantry shelf, and weekly dances.
Subject	American Red Cross American Red Cross--Indianapolis Area Chapter Volunteers Military personnel Service Men's Centers Inc. Flowers African Americans
Date	Circa 1941
Time Period	1940s (1940-1949)
Geographic Location	Indiana--Marion County--Indianapolis
Source Collection Name	American Red Cross - Indianapolis Chapter
Source Collection Number	M1225
Digital Collection Name	American Red Cross - Indianapolis Chapter
Digital Collection Number	dc098
Format of Original	Photographic print, b&w
Size of Original	3 x 5 in.
Digital Format	JP2000
Resolution	600 ppi
Type	Image
Copyright Notice	Digital Image 2017 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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