Webb Miller

1935

.0057a: B/w snapshot , 8.1" x 4", of a man in uniform standing in a flat grassy area with dozens of camels in the near background, barren low hills behind them. Typed on the back: "Webb Miller and camel detachment of 1,200 camels on road to Makale."
.0057b: same picture and size as .0057a
.0057c: same picture only 4.5 x 3.35"

2007—0012.0057a—c

Print, Photographic

Miller, Webb

P005451a—c

Webb Miller
Makale, Ethiopia

Webb Miller, born in 1891 in Sumnerville/Pokagon, graduate of Dowagiac High School around 1910. Miller went on to become a journalist in Chicago, covered the Pancho Villa insurrection at the Mexican border in 1915 and landed a job at United Press. Stayed with UP and covered World War I, Ghandi, Etheopian War, Spanish Civil War and came to head UP Europe. Died mysterious death in 1940. Collection from donor's niece, who received the collection from Webb Miller's daughter—in—law, Helene Miller.