Toughening up for action in an obstacle race are these Jefferson Barracks soldiers. The 4-foot rail fence was only one of the obstacles that marked the quarter-mile course over which the trainees yesterday were sent in groups of six, armed and helmeted and ready for the enemy.
Employees of Accurate Construction Co. and G. Hahn & Sons Landscaping set in place a 60-foot Douglas Fir in place infront of the Anheuser-Busch brewery.
Marty Cooper and William Parkhurst of Accurate Construction Company prepare the base of the 60-foot Douglas Fir Christmas tree that was placed in front of the Bevo at Anheuser-Busch.
Aerial view of the Blumeyer development with Compton Avenue in the foreground shows how the two, 14-story conventional high rise buildings are separated by rows of townhouses. Two 15-story residences for senior citizens lie farther to the north or right.
Headquarters building of the Arsenal, from which Gen. Lyon planned his raid on Camp Jackson, is now the residence of Capt. William Peters of the St. Louis Medical Depot. The big, six-room, thick-walled structure was also erected in 1830.
In 1922 the post, which was established to make death-dealing weapons of war, was turned over to te Medical Department. Facilities are used to store medicines and as schools for dental technicians and medical equipment repairmen.
This building, originally erected as a barracks 162 years ago today, has been used for various purposes, including warehouse for muskets, cannon and medical supplies.