Description:
Color postcard showing a barracks kitchen, c. 1918. Each barracks building housed 200 men in the upstairs dormitory and had its own kitchen and mess hall downstairs.
Caption on front: U.S. National Army - Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich. 1977 Barracks Kitchen which feed 200 men
Written on back: 7/14 Sat a.m. Dear Laura will send you a few lines to let you know that I am well and hop you are the same we are [illegible] Detroit now say quite a few of the folk at Brass hah [illegible] now don't forget to write real often will send you my add as soon as I get [illegible] Will [illegible]
Sent to: Miss Laura [illegible] Warterloo Michigan
Sent on: July 14, 1918