St. Louis Globe-Democrat Photographs: General Subjects

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: Enlistment Ads; This photo shows five different ads for enlistment in the military to fight for the British Empire. The first in the upper left corner reads, "Another Call/"More men and still more until the enemy is crushed."/Lord Kitchener". Beneath this one, at the bottom left, it says, "There's room for YOU/ENLIST to-day". There is a poster in the middle where only "Enlist to-day" is visible. In the bottom right is "The Key to the Situation/Munitions, Men, and Money/Are YOU helping to turn it?" These words are organized in such a way where the three M's are on the teeth of the key. The last poster at the top right of the photo has two quotes from Lord Kitchener, and says, "Men of London/Now is the Time/Come forward now and be trained to do your share./Every fit man owes this duty to himself and to his country."

: Family Painting a House; "In the second Thanksgiving of World War II many Americans are thankful for homes of their own, be they ever so humble, in a time when families are being uprooted and homes destroyed by the ravages of War. Here, in a typical scene, the whole family joins in the painting of the house."

: Famous Names Contest Entries; These well known St. Louisans are up to their necks in the task of examining some of the thousands of entries in the Globe-Democrat's "Famous Names" contest. They will certify the winning entries within a few days. They are, left to right: Frank C. Hamilton, president of the the St. Louis Advertising Club; Thomas N. Dysart, president of the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce; James J. Fitzgerald, president of the Board of Education; Mayor Dickmann, and Nelson R. Darragh, president of the Better Business Bureau.

: Farmerettes in World War I; "Ladies Into Farmarettes/They were called ladies and wore long skirts or - for some activities - bloomers, but the female of the species kept the home fires burning in World War I. They marched in parades, boosted sales of Liberty Bonds, practiced Home Defense tactics, took up gardening in backyards and on golf courses. These farmerettes were students and faculty members of Western College at Oxford, Ohio."

: Fashion and Feature Editor; Fashion and feature editor Jeanne Contini of New York turns out a full page every day. All dressed up, she has come back from a social function to write it up.

: Fatso Reunion Weight Check; Larry Fields (Lower Right) checks Lee Coffee's Weight. Others at Fatso Reunion (from left): Bob Protzel, Henry Yehlen, Rev. Marc Zill, and Vernon Bader.

: Field Communication; Photograph of a portable communication machine in the field during the war. The machine is receiving service. There are many soldiers standing around the machine, and they're smoking cigarettes as they work on the mechanics.

: Fifth and Sixth Marines Returning; "Fifth and Sixth Marines Returning on George Washington./Members of the Fifth and Sixth Regiments of Marines "Leathernecks" tickled to death to see Hoboken, N. J. once more after their famous service in France - Photographed as transport George Washington approached pier - Carried 139 officers and 3,714 enlisted men./Photo of George Washington arriving with Marines."

: Final Connections for Globe Show; Workmen connect gas range at Laclede Gas Company's cake baking section at the Globe-Democrat Modern Living Show, which opens at noon Tuesday. One of the opening day highlights will be the Celebrity Cake Baking contests at 8 p.m. with newspaper, sports, radio and tv personalities competing. Daily during the five-day show, St. Louis area women will compete in cake baking contest, vying for prize m0oney totaling $1,100.

: First Thanksgiving Re-Enactment; "Re-enacting America's first Thanksgiving are Virginians who gathered at Berkeley Plantation, Va., where thanks was given by colonists from England on Dec. 4, 1619 - a year and 17 days before the Pilgrims landed in New England. H. J. Broughton of Norge, Va., portrayed Capt. John Woodliffe, Governor of Berkeley Colony."

: First Thanksgiving in America; "Woonsocket, Rhode Island, Nov. 24 - First Thanksgiving in a New Land - Four-year-old Sengthavy Sengsourya gets first hand examination of his first Thanksgiving turkey Wednesday night. His parents, Laotian refugees who fled to the U.S. from Thailand last December, were preparing for their first Thanksgiving Day dinner in their new homeland."

: Flight Attendant at Trans World Airlines; A Flight Attendant at Trans World Airlines feeds a passenger's baby.

: For Its Patriotic Contribution; For its patriotic contribution to the war effort in obtaining the enlistment of recruits for service in the construction battalions of the navy, popularly known as Seabees, the Globe-Democrat has been presented with this award of merit.

: French Citizens Greeting American Soldiers; "Two venerable citizens of La Belle France have warm greetings for a couple of American doughboys who have just moved into their town."

: French Emissaries Entering Car; "Compiegne Forest, France, June 21 - Four French emissaries are shown about to enter the 1918 armistice care here today, where they heard Hitler give his terms for peace. Entering the car is a German officer who acted as escort. Several feet behind him is Gen. Charles Huntzinger of France, and in the center of the photo, behind the post, is Leon Noel of France. Toward the right are Gen. Jean Marie Bergeret and Rear Admiral Maurice Athanase Lelug. Unidentified German attendants are in the back of the officer entering th car and in back of Special Evoy Noel. Inside, they saw Hitler sit where Marshal Foch sat in 1918; and they heard Der Feuhrer demand a complete surrender of France."

: French Necessities Voucher; The voucher in this photo for the French people indicates that it is good for a kilo of bread, 12 kilos of coal, 4 kilos of potatoes, or 1/4 kilo of margarine. It can also be used for other basic necessities.

: Gas Mask Drill; "These Marines in France are learning to adjust their gas masks quickly. It takes only a few seconds to get the mask in place. When the siren blows every mask is put on as speedily as possible as a second of delay might be serious. The Germans are reported to be perfuming their gas so as to deceive the Americans in the trenches but few of them have been gassed as yet."

: General Funston's Army; "General Funston's army passing through the streets of Galveston, Texas on their way to the transports which were to take them to Veracruz."

: George Fatzer of the Army Band; "George Fatzer is considered the best cornet player in the army. He is called the "Toothless Wonder," and is shown with his "pets," future army virtuosos." Fatzer is the man facing the other musicians in the photograph with a cornet in his hands.

: German Armistice of 1940; "This picture shows history repeating itself in reverse. It depicts German leaders laying down armistice terms to French officials in the rail car June 21 at Compiegne, France, where Marshal Foch dictated the armistice of 1918 to Germany./Shown around the table (left to right) are: Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, Field Marshal Hermann Goering, Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, Col. Gen. Wilhelm Keitel (standing at left) reading the preamble to armistice conditions, Col. Gen. Walther von Brauchitsch, Deputy Fuehrer Rudolf Hess, French General Charles Huntiziger and French Admiral Jean Marie Bergeret. Nazi Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop is seen with back to camera. Standing (rear center) are Hitler's personal adjutant, Wilhelm Bruckner (left), and interpreter, Paul Schmidt."

: German Infantrymen and Weaponry; "Ready for the Russian Rush/The Germans had better arms and better transportation than the Russians in World War I. Their machine guns devastated the masses of Russians rushing at them in attack. By the end of the first winter one Russian in four went into the field without a gun. Here German infantrymen aim their machine guns at the Russians from a trench at the Vistula River in Russia, in 1916."

: Globe Building Damaged by Lightning; R. E. McLain, building engineer inspecting corner of building that was hit by lightning.

: Globe Democrat; (St. louis) Globe-Democrat publisher Jeffery Gluck looks over the shoulder of head make-up Editor Wally Kratzer as the front page for Globe-Democrat's first edition under Gluck is completed.

: Globe Democrat Newspaper in Education; Ed DeRoche, Ph.D., explains a point to teachers at a recent Globe-Democrat Newspaper in Education summer workshop held at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville. Another summer workshop will be held Aug. 1-10 at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

: Globe Name Game Contest; St. Louis (20 Sept 1985) Diane White Sitting among the hundred of thousands of letters in the Globe Contest.

: Globe Photo; The building is ornamented with the symbol of the Shell Oil Co., which was headquartered there from 1925-1940.

: Globe Press Conference; St. Louis, MO (10-28-86): Globe Press Conference - William E. Franke, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat at press conference Tuesday evening.

: Globe to Start Afternoon Paper; St. Louis, MO (3-26-84/01): Globe to Start Afternoon Paper - Jeff and Debbie Gluck announce plans to start publishing a new afternoon newspaper in St. Louis. The paper will be a separate paper from the globe with a new name and format to be decided. It should publication in 3 weeks.

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