Photograph of group of women at the Women's Troop Train Service parade - n.d.
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Serving the Boys Mrs. Vimont in Center L S B – under festoon on City - Hall Bldg L S B - Louise S. Bailey Mrs. Eloise Vimont in Center
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| Title | Photograph of group of women at the Women's Troop Train Service parade - n.d. |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Photograph of group of women at the Women's Troop Train Service parade. n.d. Bailey Collection. P0456. Missouri History Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | This photograph is of members of the Women's Troop Train Service Committee during a welcome home parade in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. The committee operated out of the Railroad Y.M.C.A. at Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri during WWI. The committee members met locomotives in the train yards and brought soldiers to the Y.M.C.A.'s Happiness Hut where they received snacks, reading materials and a friendly smile. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918--Transportation; World War, 1914-1918--War Work--Red Cross; World War, 1914-1918--War Work--Y.M.C.A.; World War, 1914-1918--War Work--Women; United States. Army. Field Artillery, 128th |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | P0456 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | n.d. |
| Language | English |