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Title: Francis Miller photographs
Date: 1944
Collection Number: 2023C23
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(.2 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
Miller, Francis
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2023.
[Identification of item], Francis Miller photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Campaigns
Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944
Philippines
New Guinea
War photography
Navy-yards and naval stations, American
Photographs