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Dinner at the Army Barracks
May 21, 1918
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Title
Dinner at the Army Barracks
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
Date
May 21, 1918
Identifier
ARBA22.UA
Description
Enlisted men being shown eating their first dinner at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall during their training for World War I at the University of Pittsburgh. These men would be trained in engine repair for the Liberty or Standard B truck. Beginning on April 11, 1918, the University instituted a training program for automobile and gas engine mechanics. Seven barracks that could house 1,000, a mess hall that could seat 2,000, an administrative building and the Y.M.C.A. Hospitality House were built on the hill above O'Hara Street. Within six months, 2,200 men were being trained.
Type
still image
Genre
photographs
Subject
University of Pittsburgh
Soldiers
Men
World War, 1914-1918
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Students
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Pitt Student Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
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