"Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon. "
Item Details
Title:
"Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon. "
Alternate title:
"Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon."
Description
Names
Creator:
West African Photographic Service %Accra, %%GhanaName: West African Photographic Service %Accra, %%Ghana
Biography: The West African West African Photographic Service in Accra was a part of the Regional Information Office repectively of the Ministry of Information.
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Biography: The West African West African Photographic Service in Accra was a part of the Regional Information Office repectively of the Ministry of Information.
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Dates
Date early:
01.08.1941
Date late:
31.12.1945
Proper date:
01.08.1941-31.12.1945
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Ghana {modern state}: Ghana {mission districts}: Accra {mission district}: Accra {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
doctor m, hospital, medical care, patient f, shell Individuals:
Huppenbauer, Karl (Mr)Name: Huppenbauer, Karl (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2090
Date of Birth: 05.04.1884
Date of Death: 16.04.1959
Biography: The year of Huppenbauer's return from Ghana is not given exactly in the BV ("List of the Brethren") because he changed from working for the Basel Mission to working for the British Colonial Government in Ghana.
Profession: doctor (Dr. med.)
Relationships: Bruder/Schwester von: Huppenbauer, Hans (Mr), Tochter/Sohn von: Huppenbauer, David (Mr), verheiratet mit: Huppenbauer-Oechsler, Berta Katherine (Mrs)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
Need more information?, Gold Coast Hospital, %Accra, %%GhanaName: Gold Coast Hospital, %Accra, %%Ghana
Biography: Founded 1923 by Governor Sir A. Guggisberg. - A school for dispensers was part of the hospital, and, from 1941, an eye clinic. (C.f. notes on the first page of album QD-30.102). (PST) - a.k.a. Korle Bu Hospital.
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 18.4cm x 12.3cm
[Condition]: good
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QD-30.102.0011
Citation:
Reference: BMA QD-30.102.0011
Title: "Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon. "
Creator: West African Photographic Service %Accra, %%Ghana
Date: 01.08.1941-31.12.1945
West African Photographic Service %Accra, %%Ghana, “Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 21, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/71794.
Title: "Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon. "
Creator: West African Photographic Service %Accra, %%Ghana
Date: 01.08.1941-31.12.1945
West African Photographic Service %Accra, %%Ghana, “Work of the Gold Coast Hospital, Accra. - The eye surgeon. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 21, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/71794.
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