Photographs: French Alps

The Frewing 46th General Hospital image collection consists of photographs depicting the people and scenery of the Army hospital on bases in Kansas and France in the 1940s. In addition to photographs, the collection contains two picture-postcards and a souvenir card. This collection offers a glimpse into the lives of the people working in and around the 46th General Hospital, as well as some of their leisure activities, during World War II.

The photographs depict primarily leisurely activities in both Kansas and France, such as swimming, playing baseball, riding motorcycles, driving, and hiking. Other photographs show the scenery of churches, narrow streets, water fountains, hillsides, and rivers -- many presumably taken in Southern France where the hospital was located in 1944. A small portion include photographs from the Brévent cable car in Chamonix Mont-Blanc in the French Alps, as well as postcards and a souvenir card with dried Edelweiss flowers from this location.