The canteen or the dive – in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier?
Subject(s): Bars (Drinking establishments), Canteens (Establishments), Legislation, Soldiers, Temperance, Woman's Christian Temperance Union
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An Army officer stands in a doorway with a woman labeled “W.C.T.U.”, a clergyman, and a man labeled “Timid Legislator.” They are viewing scenes in a canteen, where soldiers are playing chess and reading, and a dive where soldiers are drunk, arguing, and consorting with prostitutes. Includes a lengthy caption about “W.C.T.U.” efforts to close canteens and the government’s unwillingness to reinstate them.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1913-02-19
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The canteen or the dive – in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier?. [February 19, 1913]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286938. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Crawford, Will, 1869-1944. The canteen or the dive – in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier?. [19 Feb. 1913]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286938.
APA:
Crawford, Will, 1869-1944., [1913, February 19]. The canteen or the dive – in the name of decency and common sense, which is best for the American soldier?.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286938.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
