Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Francis Miller photographs
- Dates:
- 1944
- Creators:
- Miller, Francis
- Abstract:
- Francis Miller was a combat photographer during World War II. He became a staff photographer for Life in 1947. The collectoin includes photographs, taken by Miller, while stationed in the South Pacific during World War II, captuing scenes from the Second Philippines Campaign, the Navy base on Dutch New Guinea, and includes the Battle of Surigao Strait, Battle of Leyte, Battle of Mindoro, Battle of Ormoc Bay.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box (.2 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Francis Miller photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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A collection of 47 black and white photographs taken by photographer Francis Miller while stationed in the South Pacific during World War II as a combat photographer. The photographs capture scenes from the Second Philippines Campaign and the Navy base on Dutch New Guinea, including the Battle of Surigao Strait, Battle of Leyte, Battle of Mindoro, Battle of Ormoc Bay, among others.
- Biographical / historical:
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Francis Miller was a combat photographer during World War II. He was born in Texas and studied journalism at the University of Texas and art in Chicago before enlisting in World War II. Prior to the war he freelanced as a photographer for Life and became a staff photographer for the publication in 1947. Miller was renowned for his uncanny ability to get an image by hiding his camera in all manner of things including cigarette cases, neckties, and carved out pages of novels. Using hidden cameras, he photographed the 1952 Republican National Campaign, gamblers in Cuba, and dogs on the White House lawn. In his later career he documented the Civil Rights movement, photographing the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. delivering his "I Have a Dream" speech. He retired from Life in 1968.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2023.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-29 16:51:11.312125
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Francis Miller photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563