Molly on the Marne

Contrexéville

Front entryway, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Staircase, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville (original wood of steps showing)

Walking in the footsteps of Agnes Swift? On the stairs at Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Walking in the footsteps of Agnes Swift? In the hallway of Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

View from an upper window (facing east) of Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville. In 1918, there was a balcony and walkway which would have extended in this direction.

Bar area, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Bar area (2017 photo) Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Bar area, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Bar area (2017 photo) Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Bar area, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Salon Telé (TV room), Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Salon de Bridge (Bridge Room - middle room between Salon Telé and the Restaurant Le Cosmopolitan)

Restaurant Le Cosmopolitan, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Restaurant Le Cosmopolitan, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville (2017 photo)

Salle Souveraine, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Hallway, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Stairwell, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Staircase and hallway, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Banisters of two floors in Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Sauna, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Salles Niveau 5, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville (dormer window in upper floor)

View from the dormer window, upper floor (attic) of Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville, looking north

View from the attic window (white structure is a covered tennis court), Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

View from the attic window, Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville - looking northwest, in the general direction of Bulgnéville

Art by Muriel Laporte in Hotel Cosmos, Contrexéville

Vintage poster, Hotel Cosmos, Contrexéville

Hôtel-Club Cosmos Contrexéville

Former location of the Hotel de Paris (now gone)

Villa in Contrexéville at the traffic circle with Ave du Roi Stanislas, Rue Grande Duchesse Wladimir and Rue du Galerie Hirschauer

Former site of Hotel de la Providence (gone)

Across the street from the former Hotel de la Providence, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel Royal, Contrexéville

Avenue du Roi Stanilas, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel Royal, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel de la Providence Annex, Contrexéville

Former site of Hotel de la Providence (gone)

Etablissement Minerales, a bath house operated by the Societe des Eaux

Mosaic noting the history of the Etablissement Minerales and its reconstruction in 1909-1910.

Mosaic decoration on the Etablissement Minerales

The three mineral springs are piped into this area in the Etablissement Minerales

The Colonade of the Etablissement Minerales. The baths of this facility provided great comfort to the wounded soldiers and the hospital personnel in WWI.

The Colonade in Contrexéville

One of the mineral springs in Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel Martin Felix

Paella at Bar de la Paix (formerly Hotel Martin Felix)

Formerly Hotel Moderne (the yellow building on the right). This building was one location for the nurses' quarters.

Formerly Hotel Moderne (the yellow building in the foreground). This building was one location for the nurses' quarters.

Water works in Contrexéville

Water works in Contrexéville (2017 photo)

Along Rue Ziwer Pacha (formerly Rue Salabery), Contrexéville - Formerly officers' quarters for the AEF hospital personnel.

Along Rue Ziwer Pacha (formerly Rue Salabery), Contrexéville

Along Rue Ziwer Pacha (formerly Rue Salabery), Contrexéville - Formerly Hotel Thiery, officers' quarters for the AEF hospital personnel.

Formerly Hotel Martin Aine, Contrexéville

Villas in Contrexéville

Formerly Hôtel des Douze Apôtres, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel Continental, Contrexéville

Catholic church in Contrexéville

Village war memorial, Contrexéville

Military section of the village cemetery in Contrexéville

Monument in village cemetery in Contrexéville, recognizing local persons who died for France

Military section of the village cemetery in Contrexéville

French soldier buried in the military section of the village cemetery in Contrexéville

Unknown soldier buried in the military section of the village cemetery in Contrexéville

Steve walks in the village cemetery in Contrexéville - the military section is at his left

Diagram of the village cemetery in Contrexéville

Casino, Contrexéville

Inside the Casino, Contrexéville

Theater inside the Casino, Contrexéville

Casino, Contrexéville - viewed from across the park

Park in Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel La Souveraine, Contrexéville

Colnade, viewed from the park

Park at Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel du Parc, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel La Souveraine, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel Harmand, Contrexéville

Formerly Hotel La Souveraine, Contrexéville

English church in the park at Contrexéville

Russian Orthodox church in the park at Contrexéville

Signage near the Russian Orthodox church in the park at Contrexéville

Members of the Romanov family are interred in the Russian Orthodox church in Contrexéville

Members of the Romanov family are interred in the Russian Orthodox church in Contrexéville. The Grande Duchesse was an aunt to Czar Nicholas II

Alleyway in the park at Contrexéville. In 1918, the American Red Cross built a "hut" between the English Church and the Russian Orthodox Church.

In 1918, the American Red Cross built a "hut" between the English Church and the Russian Orthodox Church.

Rue de la Victorie (formerly Rue de la Aisle) through the park in Contrexéville

Hotel du Nord, Contrexéville. (Served as enlisted men's quarters in 1918.)

Hotel du Nord, Contrexéville.