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Title: Mercantile Trust Company
Date: 1939-02-19, 1939-02-19
Description: Opening of the vault door at the Mercantile Trust Company.

Title: He Knows His Onions--Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1937-07-06, 1937-07-06
Description: This young soldier is working over a tearful panful of onions, but doesn't seem to mind it. Learning "to take it" is one of the first lessons of the young soldiers, and St. Louis business leaders, desiring men with such character training have employed so many members of the Sixth Infantry who have completed their terms that the regiment is now short-handed and is making an effort to obtain recruits among the higher type young men of this vicinity.

Title: 'What Would You Do?' Asks Maj.-Gen. Drum--Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1938-05-28, 1938-05-28
Description: Maj.-Gen. Drum second from the right, is shown asking the noncommissioned officer at the left, who had just put his men through an attack formation for column of squad, how he would employ his soldiers to take a near-by building occupied by machine-gunners.

Title: Another Day, Another Shave--Jefferson Barracks
Date: 1937-07-06, 1937-07-06
Description: "We aren't no thin red 'eroes, nor we aren't no blackguards, too, but single men in barracks, most remarkable like you." runs one of Kipling's poems. These two soldiers, performing their abulutions at Jefferson Barracks, give truth to the word as they look most familiar at these everyday tasks.

Title: Jefferson Barracks Golf Club
Date: 1935-05-12, 1935-05-12
Description: The three most interested parties in the advancement of the club. Left to right: Capt. R. S. Henderson, in charge of construction and a member of the Executive Committee; Johnny Pepp, professional, and Lieut. Regnier.

Title: Rapid-Fire Action
Date: 1938-05-28
Description: One of the many demonstrations during the afternoon show included operation of machine guns.

Title: Jefferson Barracks - Aerial View 1935
Date: 1935, 1935
Description: "Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis. During World War this was a widely-used recruiting station."

Title: Check And Double Check
Date: 1937-07-06
Description: A soldier's appearance and eqipment must b perfect at inspection preceding changing of the guard.

Title: Hobnails VS. Pumps
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: Citizens-soldiers at Jefferson Barracks wear regulation hobnail shoes onto the dance floor, and their partners don't seem to mind, although the results to dainty dancing slippers are sometimes disastrous.

Title: By The Numbers
Date: 1935-07-04
Description: By the number, Salute ! Members of Company "D" at the Citizens' Military Training Campat Jefferson Barracks receiving instruction in the proper method of saluting, while Second Lieut L. Smith of Toledo, Illinois, corrects mistakes.

Title: "And So I Said To the top Sergeant, I Said…"
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: Stories of the hardships of camp life, of exploits on the baseball diamond and of life back home circulate freelyat C.M.T.C. dances.

Title: Off For the Dance In Army "Taxi"
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: Twenty covered army trucks, each seating 20 youn women, are used convey visitors, from South Grand boulevard to the C.M.T.C. dances at Jefferson Barracks.

Title: The "Elevator Dance" (No Steps)
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: Soft drinks are in order to keep the conversation alive when the music stops at C.M.T.C. dances.

Title: A Date With The Sandman
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: After twoand one-half hours of dancing with C.M.T.C. youths, fatigue manifests itself.

Title: A Beau And A Belle
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: Pausing between numbers on the dance floor, this young Romeo holds the hand of a fair Juliet.

Title: Time To GO Home
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: The dance is over at 10:30 p.m. and no encores are permitted.

Title: Griesedieck Brothers Brewery Storage Cellar
Date: 1937-10-03, 1937-10-03
Description: Storage cellar at 1920 Shenandoah avenue, recently completed at a reported cost of $250,000 for the Griesedieck Brothers Brewery Co.

Title: Ray G. Slack
Date: 1938-08-05
Description: At the top, a group of the camp members, the citizen's slouch gone from their shoulders, stand at attention while the band plays the "Star-Spangled Banner," officially ending the camp's annual summer session. Ray G. Slack of 4210 Bingham avenue (right below) recieving the Training Camp Association's annual award for meritorious achievement from Col. Joseph A. Atkins, commanding officer at the barracks.

Title: Ray G. Slack
Date: 1938-08-05
Description: At the top, a group of the camp members, the citizen's slouch gone from their shoulders, stand at attention while the band plays the "Star-Spangled Banner," officially ending the camp's annual summer session. Ray G. Slack of 4210 Bingham avenue (right below) recieving the Training Camp Association's annual award for meritorious achievement from Col. Joseph A. Atkins, commanding officer at the barracks.

Title: Between Dances
Date: 1937-07-27
Description: As young women are not permitted to leave the dance floor, intermission finds couples occupying space wherever it is availible inside the pavillion.

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Mercantile Library Collections Directory

Mercantile Special Collections Directory

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Pott Library Collections Directory

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