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Vetter, Rudy, 1909-2002

 Person

biographical statement

Rudy Vetter (1909-2002) was an American photojournalist.

M. Rudolph Vetter was born in Leola, Arkansas, on August 30, 1909. His father was a telegrapher and station manager for the railroad. He taught Rudy the rudiments of photography, as well as how to send and receive teletype. Vetter became a photojournalist, and was a charter member of the National Press Photographers Association. He worked for Acme News Pictures, the New York Daily News, the Commercial Appeal, the U.S. Navy, and the American Red Cross. Rudy Vetter passed away on August 17, 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Citation:
Rudy Vetter photographs and negatives, 1909-2002

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, April 7, 2006 (Rudy Vetter)

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections case file, April 7, 2006 (M. Rudolph Vetter; b. Aug. 30, 1909; d. Aug. 17, 2002)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Rudy Vetter photographs and negatives

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 62
Scope and Contents

Collection represents the Rudy Vetter's life's work, including photographs, negatives, slides, and 16 mm film. Includes negatives of Vetter's best-known photographs, documenting the lynching of two African American men in Mississippi in 1937.

Dates: 1909-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Rudy Vetter photographs and negatives

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