St. Louis Globe-Democrat Photographs: General Subjects

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: Sarah Josepha Buell Hale Print; "Mrs. Sarah Josepha Buell Hale has her place in history as the "Mother of Thanksgiving Day." Novelist and editor of several women's magazines she campaigned for more than 30 years urging the adoption of her native New England festival as a national public holiday. President Lincoln agreed, proclaimed the first official Thanksgiving Day in 1864. Mrs. Hale died in Philadelphia in 1879."

: School Teachers Take a Look; School teachers take a look at business and industrial operations in the St. Louis area. On a visit to the Globe-Democrat, they watch Stephen C. Tammany, compositor, assemble a page of type. The occasion was the second Business-Education day sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce,with 79 firms playing host to more than 1600 teachers from 53 public, parochial and private high school in St. Louis and St. Louis County.

: Searchlights Trained on Planes; "U.S. Flyers Winners in Night Battle at Fortress Monroe./Airmen are claiming a decisive victory in the "Battle in the Air" arranged by Secretary of War Weeks at Fortress Monroe, Va. day and night of March 6th. Three Martin bombers dodged range finders, evaded searchlights and successfully attacked fortress Monroe. More than 500 persons witnessed the demonstration. In the night tests, the flyers won, the shafts of light groping vainly for the motors that the listening devices revealed./This photo shows searchlights at Fortress Monroe being trained on planes."

: Shoppers Cash In on Globe's Food Lists; Mrs. Lawrence Dupree. Madison, Ill.

: Shoppers Cash In on Globe's Food Lists; Mrs. Roland Burke

: Shoppers Cash In on Globe's Food Lists; Mrs. Robert McGinnis

: Shoppers Cash In on Globe's Food Lists; Mr. Charles Turner

: Sinking Ship; This photograph shows a sinking ship as it tips to the left of the photo in a blur; there's a flag on the front of the ship, but it is not easily identified. The photo is taken from a distance in the water.

: Smoke-Filled Battlefield; Photograph of a battlefield filled with smoke as people run wildly around it. There are a group of people in the foreground, and a house in the middle-ground with smoke around it. There is a tree-line at the background of the photo.

: Smoking Warships; Photograph from a ship on choppy water that is facing an open ocean with roughly ten smoking warships in the distance.

: So Much Will Fit, No More; After the type has been assembled and corrected, it goes to the form of a page upon which it is to appear. Here a makeup man is shown placing type into the form. Engravings are also fitted into the eight-column steel chase before it is locked up and pushed on its way.

: Solar Energy at Sambo's Restaurant; Image shows a scientist examining collector panels of an experimental solar energy system at Sambo's Restaurant.

: Soldier Transport Ship; "Transport Crook Arrives Safely./The disabled transport Crook, bearing 30 German war brides and nearly 1,000 officers and men of the American Army of Occupation on the Rhine has arrived safely in port. The ship sprung a leak while of the Newfoundland Banks and then ran into a severe storm but it crept into port distaining the aid that was sent as soon as advices of its predicament were received./Photo shows: - The doughboys were glad when the experience was over."

: Soldier and Family; Photograph of a soldier carrying luggage next to a large ship. A woman carrying a baby is standing next to him, and behind the family is a group of people stood at the exit of the boat.

: Soldiers Being Served; This photo shows soldiers (both seated and standing) waiting to be served a cup of a drink which is being poured out from a silver pitcher. There are many soldiers watching and waiting.

: Soldiers Disembarking a Ship; This photo shows soldiers disembarking a large ship in a single-file line; they have their rifles at there sides, and some have packs on their arms.

: Soldiers Eating Pastries; "Their First Real Yankee Pie in 18 Months./Three happy doughboys just off a transport from France, whose first "official" act after disembarking is to purchase three man-size pies, and proceed to "go to it". Pies are a rarity over there, and oh, boy, how one can appreciate this toothsome bit of pastry after eighteen months of "pieless" existence." Soldiers were fed "chow" two times a day from the company kitchen.

: Soldiers Filling Out Paperwork; Photograph of soldiers grouped around a desk covered in paperwork with someone seated at the table. A standing soldier with a backpack on his back is speaking to the seated man who is writing on a piece of paper in front of him.

: Soldiers Marching With Rifles; Photograph of a small group of soldiers marching out of sync down a field with their rifles on their shoulders. They're wearing hats, not helmets, and have water jugs on their hips.

: Soldiers Marching in Line; Photograph of several rows of soldiers marching with their rifles facing ahead of them. The soldiers are dressed in uniform and are wearing metal helmets. They're walking perfectly in time across the brick road.

: Soldiers Marching in a Field; Photograph of soldiers, all with their gear, helmets, and weapons, standing at attention and marching behind an officer in an officers' cap.

: Soldiers Passing a Church; This photo is of soldiers running through a field and a large church. The church spans most of the background in the photograph, and the wet ground shines as the soldiers run through the frame.

: Soldiers Reading Letters From Home; "Americans, sitting down to Thanksgiving dinner in the safety of their homes, will give thanks to their sons and brothers who are fighting on far-away fronts to preserve the good things of democracy. Boys like these American soldiers somewhere in Australia, reading precious letters from home."

: Soldiers Walking on a Dirt Road; Photograph of soldiers walking down a dirt road. The soldiers are in uniform, rifles on their backs, and are wearing helmets. They are not marching.

: Soldiers and Officers; This photo shows soldiers and officers standing, talking, and adjusting their uniforms with outstretched arms and smiles on their faces. They are lined up horizontally, talking with one another as they adjust their clothes.

: Soldiers and a Hanged Man; In this photo, there are soldiers walking toward and away from the photographer while four men stand near a hanged man that is hanging from a pole or tree. The hanged man is wearing a suit and tie, as well as nice shoes. The rest of the men nearby are wearing military garb. The background has several buildings and scaffolding.

: Soldiers in Veracruz; "Jackies pulling field guns through a grove in Veracruz on their way to an outpost outside of the city."

: Soldiers in a Trench; Photograph of uniformed soldiers in a trench with supplies in between them. The camera is aimed down the trench from one side. This angle shows the depth of the trench as the men stand looking out of it.

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