“Officers of Evac. Hos. No. 7 Prüm, Germany Reading left to right Sitting 1. Cpt. J.A. Matson (?) 2. Col. Tefft 3. Cpt. Barber Standing second row 4. Lt. J.C. Addison 5. Cpt. Lewis 6. Lieut. McGowan 7. Major. O’Rielly 8. Major Don P. Peters 9. Major Babcock 10. Cpt. McLain 11. Cpt. Doyle 12. Lieut. (blank) 13. Lieut. Vetters 14. Lieut. Elliott 15. Lieut. Miller Backrow 16. Lieut. Parson 17. Lieut. Garret 18. Lieut. Braden 19. Lieut. Parker 20. Capt. Sherman 21. Capt. (blank)” Individuals numbered on the front of image, 1919 February 10
Scope and Contents
The John F. Blauer World War I Photo Collection consists of 115 black and white photographs mostly depicting scenes from France (St. Juvin, Grandpré, and the Argonne area) and Germany (Prüm and Trier area) during World War I and the soldiers and nurses of Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven. There are additional prewar photographs from Lund, Idaho; Lava Hot Springs, Idaho; and Fort Riley, Kansas as well as postwar photographs taken in Junction City, Kansas and near Niagara Falls. Some of the photographs are thought to have belonged to a German prisoner-of-war and were most likely removed from the enclosed album with the German word for war memories (Kriegserinnerungen) on the front cover. The collection also contains 11 postcards with scenes of France, an invitation to a 1933 reunion of the Evacuation Hospital Unit Number Seven, and a leather-bound book titled The Log Book of Evacuation Hospital Number Seven A.E.F. November 25, 1917: May 1, 1919.
Dates
- Creation: 1919 February 10
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.5 linear feet)
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu