"They are mustering in the nurses, too, at Jefferson Barracks. In this group are representatives from many cities. Top row, from the left, Miss Eleanor Dyer, St. Louis; Miss Kathrine Brown, Columbia, Mo.; Miss Beulah Bagener, Keokuk, Ia.; Miss Lila Knapp, Omaha; Miss Mary Opal Browne, St. Louis; Miss Edith Shoemaker, chief nurse; Miss Elnora Mollison, Lincoln, Neb.; Miss Dorothy Speer, Keokuk, Ia.; Miss Molly Walter, Hot Springs, Ark.; Miss Esther Weber, St. Louis; Miss Marjorie Beiley, Fenten, Ia.; Miss Ellen Dooley, St. Louis; Miss Myrtle Bryan, St. Louis. Front row, from left, Miss Alice Simpson, St. Louis; Miss Helen Ruth Hill, Independence, Mo., and Miss Virginia Hanna, Miss Adolpha Meyer and Miss Ruth Mathis, all of St. Louis."
"Home was never like this for James Bann, but once this recruit from New Baden, Ill., becomes hardened to the rigors of Army life he'll forget all about his aching feet, just as thousands of others of Uncle Sam's new soldiers are in the process of doing."
, 18, 2228A South Eighteenth street. Private Victor Shafer, Greenton, Neb., and Private Kenneth Whittler, Virden, Ill. On the rail are Katherine Dillon, 20, 4132 Lafayette avenue, and Private Ralph Scheel, Scheffield, Iowa."
"First Call for marching drill, with Private Harold Crispin of Denver doing his best to struggle into his new shoes. Struggling out of them is a task unto itself."
"The first day is the toughest, especially for the boys who didn't have to contend with such items at home as the making up of beds, etc. Bewilderment, as expressed by the lad at the right, is fairly common at the start, but the boys soon get right into the swing of things."
"It doesn't take long for new recruits to strike up an acquantaince. A few days after bunking in the same tent, the boys feel as though they've been buddies all their lives. Here Privates Francis Kolar and Herbert Lemke are hitting it off in fine shape."
"At the 'P.X.' (Post Exchange) the men buy candy, fruits, drinks, cigarettes. If a soldier is broke, he gets a canteen check to tide him over to pay day."
"A Bird Wings Its Way out of a Cloudy Sky: Both the Red and Blue armies were represented by planes during maneuvers. This ship, a member of the Red Army, is silhouetted against a cloudy sky as it wings over the base of the attacking Blue Army at the southern end of the Barracks. Notice the pools of water, they dotted the entire Barracks area."
Original caption: "Moving Day at Jefferson Barracks means action, and plenty of it. Housewives bent on doing a fast spring-cleaning job could get many a pointer from these Army men who have to work double-time to get things back to order."
"Camp Stephens, Jefferson Barracks, showing the tent city which stood on the reservation throughout 1898. A soldier can be discerned in the hollow in foreground on sentry-go even though the nearest enemy was in Cuba. All of Missouri's volunteer regiments in the War with Spain passed through Camp Stephens, a total of just over 8000 men. The Barracks was also used as a regular army post for the
"The modern army cook must forget the can opener and specialize in roasts and such other dishes as would catch the fancy of a master in the art. This is Private Eugene la Rouque of Cawker City, Kan., a student chef at Jefferson Barracks."
"This recruit, Glenn P. Thoreson of Proctor, Minn., figured it would be pretty interesting learning about planes and how to fly them at the Army Air Corps recruit training center at Jefferson Barracks. Yes, that's what Glenn figured, and he figured it right except - well, he also has a bit of woodpile work to do along with his air training. And he's really not as disgusted as he looks, because the plane training makes up for jobs like this."
"The biggest camp worry is "how soon is chow?" Gone are the days of "corn willie" and "slumgullion." Uncle Sam's soldiers are reputed to be the best fed in the world."
"A City In Itself - This is a partial view of the tented community at Jefferson Barracks, where Uncle Sam has about 4000 of his boys getting their preliminary training in the ground work of the air corps. Compared to pre-conscription days, you'd never recognize the area. With the population of the camp considerably more than tripled, there's a constant buzz of activity as hundreds of eager youths arrive daily to do their bit for the nation's defense program. Coming here unassigned, they are sent on to technical schools, usually within 30 days, where they learn the fundamentals of everything from photography and mechanics to parachute rigging and meteorology."
"The ' Gas House Gang' Near Second Base - A Sixth Infantry unit is shown as it charged through a wall of gas, with masks at place and guns at ready. A strong wind complicated the gas demonstration considerably. Center foreground is second base on the barracks baseball diamond."
Original caption: ""Reversing the Usual Proceeding:" New York, NY: Service men did fond farewell to the charming girls in the cast of "Razzle Dazzle," one of the streamlined musical comedies being sent by U.S.O. - Camp Shows, Inc., to entertain soldiers and sailors in every section of the country. The troupe left Pennsylvania Station tonight (Nov. 28) for Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, first stop on a tour of the "Red, White and Blue Circuit" of 206 army camps and naval stations."
"A small arms plant employee handling cartridges which were measured, weighed and selectively tested before being shipped to fighting men overseas. Many women went to work here during World War II."
