The World Wide Webb Miller
Description:
Passport No. 2416 for Webb Miller issued by the Consulate General in London. Cover is dark red; inside on page 4 and 5 is a b/w photograph of Webb Miller with a brief description of bearer, and stamps and Visas for countries he entered.
Dimensions:
H—6 W—3.75 inches
Date:
1928
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.
Object ID:
2007—0004.0008
Object Name:
Passport
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
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