The Laboratory and Barracks Construction

May 10, 1918

Order Reproduction
Title
The Laboratory and Barracks Construction
Date
May 10, 1918
Identifier
ARBA09UA
Description
The laboratory and barracks for the gas and engine repair men to work on their Liberty Trucks for World War I. The laboratory would be where the main repair work would take place. 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
Subject
University of Pittsburgh
World War, 1914-1918
Army Barracks (University of Pittsburgh)
Buildings--Design and construction
Geographic Subjects
Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Source
University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
Collection
Pitt Photographs
Pitt Campus Life
Contributor
University of Pittsburgh
Rights Information
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