Daniel Klapproth World War II photographs and letters, 1939-1945
Item Information
Title
Daniel Klapproth World War II photographs and letters, 1939-1945
Description
Personal papers of Daniel Klapproth, a Somers, Wisconsin, native who served in Panama and the United States during the Second World War. His photographs of the nature, people and towns in Panama provide a first-hand look into the life of a U.S. soldier in Panama in the 1940s. His letters, written to his mother, also provide insight into the mindset of a native Wisconsinite, experiencing foreign lands and people for the first time.
Subject
World War, 1939-1945—Veterans
Military Bases—New York, Panama, Texas, Mississippi
Somers (Wis.)—History—Sources
Title
Daniel Klapproth World War II photographs and letters, 1939-1945
Description
Personal papers of Daniel Klapproth, a Somers, Wisconsin, native who served in Panama and the United States during the Second World War. His photographs of the nature, people and towns in Panama provide a first-hand look into the life of a U.S. soldier in Panama in the 1940s. His letters, written to his mother, also provide insight into the mindset of a native Wisconsinite, experiencing foreign lands and people for the first time.
Subject
World War, 1939-1945—Veterans
Military Bases—New York, Panama, Texas, Mississippi
Somers (Wis.)—History—Sources
Collection Items
Two children pose for the camera
Two children pose for the camera with a crowd of people behind them. They are wearing hats and traditional clothing.
Large group in village center
A large group of men and children pose for a photograph taken in a village center.
A sleeping man
A sleeping man is photographed with the text "I would have written sooner, but I have been very busy." A trunk can be seen to the left of the bed which reads "bunk fatigue."
