WWII Soldier Service Center, 3rd & Main, Little Rock, Ark., February 26, 1964 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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WWII Soldier Service Center, 3rd & Main, Little Rock, Ark., February 26, 1964 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. 1964.

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Negative taken for March 1, 1964, Arkansas Gazette article "GI Center Meant A Lot to Its Clients," E5:2. During World War II, this building at the corner of 3rd and Main streets in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, was the Soldier Service Center. The center provided lounges, game and reading rooms, and information about housing, churches, and off-base entertainment for thousands of soldiers and their families. It was transferred to the United Service Organizations (USO) early in the war. The building still serves as a recruiting headquarters for the four branches of the American military. Originally the building was designed and constructed as a bank.

1 negative : b&w ; 6 x 6 cm. (2 x 2 in.)

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Arkansas History Commission

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Deane, Ernie

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Arkansas History Commission

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The Arkansas History Commission was created by the General Assembly in 1905. Inspired and guided during its early years by John Hugh Reynolds, the commission is the official archives of the state, responsible for collecting and preserving the source materials of the history of Arkansas. From the description of Arkansas History Commission records, 1905-1984 [microform]. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 244818119 ...

Soldier Service Center (Little Rock, Ark.)

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United Service Organizations (U.S.)

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The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated in the state of New York on February 4, 1941, as a joint operation by the YMCA, YWCA, National Catholic Community Service, the National Jewish Welfare Board, the Traveler's Aid Association, and the Salvation Army, to provide religious, spiritual, social, welfare, educational, and entertainment services to men and women in the armed forces during World War II. The USO has continued to provide these services to the present. From t...