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Identifier	VC003007
Title	Chateau Charles' rest camp, Strasbourg, France, 1945.
Date	1945
Physical Description	1 photographic print : b&w ; 7 x 11 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger. Photographic print enlargement (19 x 25 cm.) also available. Part of the wwii set of images.
Notes-Restrictions	Materials may be restricted. See Archivist for terms of use.
Description	On June 1, 1945 the house and grounds of this French villa in Strasbourg were requisitioned for use by the 21st General Hospital as a rest camp for the unit's personnel. Major Benjamin H. Charles oversaw the necessary repairs and rehabilitation of the villa. The villa was known within the unit as 'Chateau Charles' in recognition of his efforts. The grounds included a greenhouse, garage, flower and vegetable gardens, and statuary. The chateau could accommodate about 30 members (officers, nurses and enlisted men) of the unit at a time.
Rights	The Bernard Becker Medical Library offers public access to the materials in its archival and rare book collections as a contribution to education and scholarship. The Library retains all rights to the reproduction of these files and images. See Rights and Permissions for the terms of use or contact the Becker Archives for permission to publish.
Acquisition Method	Gift.
Provenance	Benjamin H. Charles, MD, 1981, (81-055).
Subject-Corporate Name	United States. Army. 21st General Hospital.
Subject	World War, 1939-1945; Hospitals.; Estates -- France -- Strasbourg.
Type-GMGPC	Photographic prints; 1940-1950.
Collection Name	Benjamin H. Charles Photographs and Drawings (VC003)

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