Prizewinning Washington Post photographer Tom Kelley, 88, whose work appeared in that newspaper from 1938 until his retirement in 1973, died on June 25th. A member of the White House News Photographer’s Association, Kelley covered every president from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Richard M. Nixon.
In Memoriam
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Long-time WHNPA member Tom Craven, Jr. passed away on February 23rd, 2003. We featured a story on the Cravens in the October 2002 newsletter. Our condolences to his family and friends. His daughter, Lisa C. Trumps. The funeral was held March 28 at Arlington National Cemetary.
Pioneer White House Photographer Dies 11/25/02 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Marion Carpenter, one of the first female White House photographers who traveled with President Harry Truman and covered him daily, has died. Though Carpenter broke ground in her profession, she died alone and destitute at age […]