SPCC Historian Gene Schwope will be interviewed at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, August 30th, live on KMSP TV, Channel 9, regarding that evening's "History Detectives" show, which will feature former St. Paul Camera Club member Marion Carpenter.
From the Photographic Society of America Website:
PSA News
Summer 2011
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August 2011
"HISTORY DETECTIVES" TO FEATURE ....
On Tuesday, August 30, 2011, PSA-member St. Paul Camera Club (SPCC), Minnesota's oldest photography organization, will receive national publicity on a segment of the “History Detectives” TV program on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS). The “History Detectives” airs at 7:00 PM in most locations, but checking local listings is recommended.
Each hour-long episode of “History Detectives” features three investigations that delve into family legends, local folklore, and the stories behind potentially extraordinary objects in everyday American homes, cities, and small towns.
The first segment of the August 30 program features a battered camera said to be originally owned by former St. Paul Camera Club member Marion A. Carpenter. Marion belonged to the club in 1942-43, and again in the 1950’s. Marion was photojournalism's pioneering woman who became the first female member of the White House Press Photographers Association and White House Press Corp. She was the only female press photographer to travel with President Harry S. Truman on a daily basis and she captured images of other notables of the day including Dwight D. Eisenhower and Winston Churchill. After her death in October 2003, a donation from her estate was given to the Saint Paul Camera Club. It was decided that a traveling trophy, named the Marion Carpenter Award, would be given each year to the best Monochrome Photojournalism Print.
St. Paul Camera Club Historian, Eugene Schwope, FPSA, provided the relevant information during the interviews. Wes Cowan, an independent appraiser and auctioneer, is the host for this program. Did this camera belong to Marion Carpenter? Did she use it to photograph President Truman? History Detectives visits the White House Pressroom and the Washington Post to find answers.
Visit the History Detectives web site and the page about this episode.
All photos are the property of the St. Paul Camera club.
St. Paul Camera Club Historian, Eugene Schwope, FPSA, provided the relevant information during the interviews. Wes Cowan, an independent appraiser and auctioneer, is the host for this program. Did this camera belong to Marion Carpenter? Did she use it to photograph President Truman? History Detectives visits the White House Pressroom and the Washington Post to find answers.
Visit the History Detectives web site and the page about this episode.
All photos are the property of the St. Paul Camera club.
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