Webb Miller

B/w matte photograph of an indentified group of marching soldiers, people standing along sidewalk on the left and walking in front of them. The soldiers all have rifles and are wearing what looks like short full white skirts and white long hose with unusual shoes and headwear.

2007—0012.0109

Print, Photographic

Miller, Webb

P005503

9.5 x 7"

Webb Miller

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.