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Station Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, circa 1941

Subjects
Hospitals & SanatoriaMilitary Branches & Training Camps
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1941 (Linen)
Front of Station Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, circa 1941, St. Louis, MO, USA, c. 1941 linen postcard
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Back of Station Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, circa 1941, St. Louis, MO, USA, c. 1941 linen postcard
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The Station Hospital at Jefferson Barracks is a long two-story red-brick building with white-trimmed porches, dormers, and chimneys, set behind a lawn with flower beds and a curving walk. Jefferson Barracks, established in 1826 just outside St. Louis, was one of the Army's oldest posts; during the Civil War, General U.S. Grant headquartered there. The caption notes that the post had only recently become exclusively an Air Corps Replacement Training Center, placing the hospital within the Army's buildup for aircrew training in the early 1940s.

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PublisherCurteich
Station Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri Jefferson Barracks, established in 1826, is located just outside St. Louis, Mo. The post has a long history in military annals. At one time during the Civil War, General U.S. Grant headquartered here. It was only recently that the post became exclusively an Air Corps Replacement Training Center.
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PublisherCurteich
Series1B-H934
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedSt. Louis, MO
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
NotesWhite border; visible linen (crosshatch) texture; printed number 1B-H934 at lower right. No postmark — card is unused. Linen-era divided-back Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' postcard (blue imprint, one-cent stamp box); light soiling/foxing on the back, corners sharp.

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Station Hospital, Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, circa 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/station-hospital-jefferson-barracks-missouri-circa-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.