Durborough, Wilbur H. (Wilbur Henry) 1882-1946 creator mixed material monographic eng Durborough's memoir; a fictionalized account of Durborough's years as a young man in Philadelphia, Pa., and his employment as an oiler on the steamship Manatawa; and a preservation photocopy of the account. The memoir covers the years 1913-1917 and documents his work as a photographer for the Newspaper Enterprise Association traveling to Mexico in 1913 to photograph and film the Mexican Revolution where he interviewed Pancho Villa and met Rodolfo Fierro and Salvador Mercado. Also documents his work photographing and filming the German war effort on the Eastern Front in 1914. Durborough addresses the role the Democratic National Committee (U.S.) played in the distribution of the film that was released in 1915 under the title On the Firing Line with the Germans. Also covers his return to America and subsequent work as a newspaper correspondent and photographer in Chicago, Ill. Restrictions apply. Photographer, cinematographer, and journalist. Collection material in English. Mercado, Salvador Fierro, Rodolfo 1880-1915 Villa, Pancho 1878-1923 Democratic National Committee (U.S.) Newspaper Enterprise Association. Manatawa (Steamship) Journalism Illinois Chicago Photography Europe Photography Illinois Chicago Photography Mexico Sea stories World War, 1914-1918 Campaigns Eastern Front World War, 1914-1918 Motion pictures and the war World War, 1914-1918 Germany Mexico Description and travel Mexico History Revolution, 1910-1920 Philadelphia (Pa.) Social life and customs Cinematographers Journalists Photographers mm2011085592 Restrictions apply. DLC 110711 20260227111732.0 mm2011085592