Description:
Photograph album, dark green cover with gold lettering: "S S. Webb Miller/Launched December 5, 1943/New England Shipbuilding Corporation;/South Portland,Maine/Mrs. Mary Miller/Sponsor" and tied at left side. Inside on black sheets are various b/w photographs and articles about the christening of the ship, photos of Mrs. Miller and son Kenneth, various other dignitaries, etc.
Dimensions:
H—1 W—13.1 D—10.5 inches
Date:
ca. 1943
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—0012.0226a
Object Name:
Album
People:
Miller, Webb
Search Terms:
Webb MIller
Christening of SS Webb MIller
World War II
Christening of SS Webb MIller
World War II