The arrival of Division B during WWI

June 17, 1918

View this item

The arrival of Division B during WWI
  • Title
  • The arrival of Division B during WWI
  • Date
  • June 17, 1918
  • Identifier
  • ARBA23.UA
  • Description
  • The Division B detachment from Pennsylvania arrives at the barracks on June 17, 1918. These men would be trained in gas engine and auto mechanics repair on the Liberty or Standard B Truck at the University of Pittsburgh. 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. The barracks in the background of this photo have finally been completed and are fully painted.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • University of Pittsburgh
    Soldiers
    World War, 1914-1918
    Students
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
    http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/