The Snapshots in Time Collection

Distant View of English Manor/Hotel Complex Across Water - WWI Scott Field-England Negatives Collection

Distant View of English Manor/Hotel Complex Across Water - WWI Scott Field-England Negatives Collection

Viewed across still water, this grand Edwardian-era building complex was likely one of many British hotels, estates, or hydro spas requisitioned to house and train American servicemen during World War I. Personnel connected to Scott Field, Illinois, passed through England en route to the Western Front, and photographs like this preserve glimpses of their temporary surroundings far from the trenches of France. Project: 218366