Description:
.0136a: Correspondent's Pass issued to Webb MIller by the War Department to allow him to accompany the Expeditionary Force for United Press Associations.
.0136b: 4.75 x 3" official pass No. 61 for Webb Miller to enter El Paso from Mexico and signed by Com. Gen. U.S. Army, El Paso District; Immigration Service, Public Health Service and Customs Collector.
.0136b: 4.75 x 3" official pass No. 61 for Webb Miller to enter El Paso from Mexico and signed by Com. Gen. U.S. Army, El Paso District; Immigration Service, Public Health Service and Customs Collector.
Dimensions:
H—10.5 W—8 inches
Date:
1916
Notes:
Webb Miller was born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduated from Dowagiac High School around 1910, and went on to become a journalist in Chicago. He covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at the United Press. He stayed with UP and covered World War I, Gandhi, Ethiopian War, Spanish Civil War, and came to head UP Europe. He died a mysterious death in 1940.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
The collection came from the donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law Helene MIller.
Object ID:
2007—0012.0136a,b
Object Name:
Pass
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
World War I
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Correspondent's Pass Webb Mill
Correspondent's Pass Webb Mill