Aerial view, Fourth of July picnic, 21st General Hospital, Ravenel Hospital, Mirecourt, France, 1945.
Date
1945
Physical Description
1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm.
Notes
Title supplied by cataloger. Part of the wwii set of images.
Notes-Restrictions
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Description
Aerial photograph taken from an airplane of the July 4, 1945 picnic at the 21st General Hospital in Mirecourt, France. The large building in the upper left is the Detachment Mess Hall with its vegetable garden to the back. The garden yielded fresh green beans, carrots, lettuce, green peas, radishes, beets, onions, potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers and cabbage, all of which added more variety to the daily menus.
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Acquisition Method
Gift.
Provenance
Lee D. Cady, MD, 1969, (69-008).
Subject-Corporate Name
United States. Army. 21st General Hospital.
Subject
Hospitals, Military; World War, 1939-1945 -- Hospitals.; Ravenel Hospital (Mirecourt, France).; Fourth of July celebrations.