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Photo essay: ID or Ego, Life of Herman (Chaim) Krieger
Biography of Herman (Chaim) Krieger
ID or Ego
Vital Statistics
Born Detroit, Michigan 1926
Father born in Austria 1888, came to America in 1912.
Mother born in Russia 1890, came to America in 1914.
I was named Chaim by my parents but, the nurse wrote Herman on the birth registration
Detroit, 1942
The Krieger family were together again in Detroit in December 1945.
My brother and I had returned from service in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
My sister had returned from working in an airplane factory in Los Angeles.
During Fall Joint Computer Conference at San Francisco, 1966
Susanna born 1969 during a temporary stay in California, and over 50 years later
Education
Elementary School, Detroit
I learned to dip into water and books at the Balch
Elementary School in Detroit in the early 1930s.
High School, Detroit
1940-1943
U.S. Army Air Corps
Attended the Photo School (while awaiting Pre Flight Training), and then became
an instructor at the school. I learned to fly a plane before I learned to drive a car. 1944-1945
The Detroit News, 1938-40
My route was Englewood, Woodland, and Tennyson Streets
Besides papers for my route, I sold Extra Editions on the street, such as on the morning of Sept. 1, 1939 at the start of WWII.
Photography
Excerpt from 1943 Highland Park High School Yearbook
We took photos for the school paper with an old Speed Graphic.
Part-time Clerk at the photo counter, Fromm's, 1942-3
Evenings I printed photos for the Press Picture Service,
an agency that took photos of UAW-CIO events and activities.
During the 1946 Golden Jubilee of the automobile in Detroit, working for the Press Picture Service, I photographed every antique auto on exhibit at
the Detroit Convention Hall.
"To Herman, who wasted a flash bulb on me", Harpo Marx, Detroit, 1946
I worked evenings for the photo concession at The Bowery, 1946-49
Bimbo's 365 and The Italian Village Night Clubs, San Francisco
Worked evenings printing the photos taken at these night clubs, 1951-52 in order
to save money for attending UC Berkeley after establishing California residence.
Chemist
W.P. Fuller(Nason) Paint Co., So. San Francisco, 1951-53
My speciality was lacquers and air dry enamals for autos.
