Carl G. Pieper Papers
1917-1940
UWM Manuscript Collection 145
- .9 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
- 1 oversize folder
UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr.
(Map)
Papers of a Milwaukee native and U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class
who served at Base Hospital No. 22 (named Beau Desert) near Bordeaux, France during World
War I. Most of the collection consists of photographs, originally stored in two scrapbooks.
For preservation reasons, Piepers' scrapbook of hospital photos was disassembled; his
compilation of sightseeing images from France remains in its original scrapbook. The images
include unit photographs, and scenes of camp life, German prisoners, hospital wards, nurses,
patients, and training in Milwaukee. The unit was manned by men and women organized by the
Milwaukee County chapter of the American Red Cross. A unit history published in 1940
provides details on the origin, operations, and demobilization of the hospital.
English
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