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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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==Basel==
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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.]]
[[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.]]
[[File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-back.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard back.]]
[[File:Ringhallen-Alkoholfreies-Restaurant-Tea-Room-Basel-Switzerland-RPPC postcard-back.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard back.]]
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==Vevey==
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[[File:Hotel-Château-Tea-Room-Vevey-Switzerland-interior-postcard-front.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Hotel Château Tea Room, Vevey, Switzerland, interior, RPPC postcard front.]]
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[[File:Hotel-Château-Tea-Room-Vevey-Switzerland-interior-postcard-back.jpg|center|thumb|600px|Hotel Château Tea Room, Vevey, Switzerland, interior, RPPC postcard back.]]
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== Zurich==
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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]]
<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent
<i><b>catherine yronwode</b><br>curator, historian, and docent

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Basel

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.
Ringhallen Alkoholfreies Restaurant Tea Room, Basel, Switzerland, RPPC postcard back.

Vevey

Hotel Château Tea Room, Vevey, Switzerland, interior, RPPC postcard front.
Hotel Château Tea Room, Vevey, Switzerland, interior, RPPC postcard back.

Zurich

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

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

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