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[[File:American-Red-Cross-Volunteers-Tea-Room-1915-Zurich-Switzerland-Postcard-Front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|American Red Cross Volunteers Tea Room 1915 Zurich Switzerland, postcard front]]
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[[File:American-Red-Cross-Volunteers-Tea-Room-1915-Zurich-Switzerland-Postcard-Back.jpg|center|thumb|600px|American Red Cross Volunteers Tea Room 1915 Zurich Switzerland, postcard back]]
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File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard front; as is common in European establishments, the term "Tea Room" is given in English, presumably to attract English or American tourists. The fact that this establishment advertises itself as "Alkoholfreies" (Alcohol-Free) would seem to indicate a further interest in attracting customers who were friendly to the Temperance Movement. The date is not fiven on the card, but t is probably prior to the First World War.]]
<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent
<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent

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American Red Cross Volunteers Tea Room 1915 Zurich Switzerland, postcard front
American Red Cross Volunteers Tea Room 1915 Zurich Switzerland, postcard back

File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard front; as is common in European establishments, the term "Tea Room" is given in English, presumably to attract English or American tourists. The fact that this establishment advertises itself as "Alkoholfreies" (Alcohol-Free) would seem to indicate a further interest in attracting customers who were friendly to the Temperance Movement. The date is not fiven on the card, but t is probably prior to the First World War.]]

catherine yronwode
curator, historian, and docent
The Mystic Tea Room

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