Vetter, Rudy, 1909-2002
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, 1909-2002Brigham 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 2 Collections and/or Records:
United Press International photograph of Rudy Vetter at bank display of million dollars
Item is an Acme Telephoto press photograph from February 14, 1940. The photograph documents the Dallas Republican National Bank celebrating its twentieth anniversary by putting a million dollars on display. Rudy Vetter is shown sitting in front of the display with his camera. There is a typed transcript of the newspaper's original caption and the credit information on the back of the photograph.
Rudy Vetter photographs and negatives
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.