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Interior of the milk bar at Vance Vivian's Corner, Cuba Street
Two marines enjoying malted milks and orangeades with two Kiwi soldiers and two WAACs at the Allied Services Club in Wellington
A Scottish woman describes visiting a milkbar with a 'chap from the factory' who thinks she's 'nae bad'.
Marines ordering sodas and sundaes at the American Red Cross's Cecil Club in Wellington
An American soldier enjoys a milkshake with a New Zealand woman in Auckland's New Ritz Bar. The official caption reads 'Milk bars have sprung up all over the city to cater to American tastes.