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    View of the Philadelphia Volunteer Refreshment Saloons

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    Image of six interior and exterior vignettes of the Volunteer Refreshment Saloons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, including the cooking and washing departments, dining hall, and a view of the buildings' exterior with parade and locomotive at center; bald eagle with American flags and shield at top center; list of names from the Volunteer Refreshment Committee in bottom margin; image of Volunteer Refreshment Committee hospital exterior in mylar on verso.

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  • Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, supported gratuitously by the citizens of Philadelphia, Pa

    Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, supported gratuitously by the citizens of Philadelphia, Pa

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    Image of interior and exterior views of the Volunteer Refreshment Saloon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War; soldiers board a Philadelphia & Baltimore Railroad troop train as spectators cheer; interior views of washing department, dining saloon and cooking department; bald eagle with American flags and laurel wreath frame a portrait of General Winfield Scott at bottom center; facsimile signatures of committee members in bottom margin.

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  • Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, the first opened for Union volunteers in the United States. 1009 Otsego St.  Philadelphia

    Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, the first opened for Union volunteers in the United States. 1009 Otsego St. Philadelphia

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    Image of interior and exterior views of Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, near the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad station during the American Civil War; exterior view includes rows of soldiers at attention, civilians, and signs and flags for the saloon, with a goddess Columbia figure holding an American flag riding a bald eagle in clouds; interior view includes soldiers at tables of food in dining hall, men of the Committee in suits in foreground, and American flag draperies along wall and ceiling.

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  • Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, West Philadelphia

    Satterlee U.S.A. General Hospital, West Philadelphia

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    Image of an aerial view of Satterlee General Hospital buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, surrounded by military camp tents, soldiers, horse drawn vehicles, and dirt roads with American flag flying at center and landscape beyond; captions in bottom margin tell history of and amenities at the hospital along with names of principal officers.

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  • Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia. Being the first institution of the kind in the United States. Organized, May 27th 1861

    Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon of Philadelphia. Being the first institution of the kind in the United States. Organized, May 27th 1861

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    Image of Union army marching in ranks past a crowd of civilians in front of the Union Volunteer Refreshment Saloon as lines of soldiers file from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, docks towards the troop trains; American flag on pole at center; crowd includes a band and an African American man; names of committee members and volunteers in bottom margin.

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  • Jarvis General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

    Jarvis General Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland

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    Image of an elevated view of Jarvis General Hospital grounds and the surrounding area of Baltimore, Maryland, during the American Civil War; vignette of the hospital entrance inset at bottom center; names of surgeons and other hospital staff printed in bottom margin.

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