The Dug-Out Allied Services Club

The Dug-Out Allied Services Club c1942

Registration number

1086569

Publisher

Rose Stereograph Co, Armadale, Vic

Title

The Dug-Out Allied Services Club

Production date

c1942

Medium

ink on card

Dimensions (H x W x D)

8.8 x 10 cm

Inscriptions

Verso:"Melbourne, Australia/July 19, (Sun) 1942/ I was here and enjoyed/their kind hospitality/food with good beef/the people are swell/coffee simply stinks/j...."(in ink) "I guess I never/found this place/Jack Cherry/Lake Jackson, Texas"(in pencil)

Credit line

Donated by Jack Cherry, 1989
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection

Keywords

World War II, Myer department store, c1942, Capitol House

Summary

Split image postcard showing four scenes from the "Dug-Out"- Allied services club at Capitol House, Swanston Street. Operated by the Myer department store, The Dug-Out was one of many Melbourne clubs which provided facilities for servicemen and women on leave.