Census Bureau Daily Feature for Friday, February 13: First Presidential Picture
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - Profile America — Friday, February 13th. It’s rare for a day to go by in which the president of the United States is not seen in multiple newspaper and magazine photographs. The “clack” of shutters and the accompanying burst of light from camera flashes is part of every public event involving the chief executive. The first photograph of a U.S. president was taken on this week in 1849 — when James K. Polk, America’s 11th president, posed for his picture just before the end of his term in office. The photographer was Matthew Brady, whose extensive coverage of the Civil War would later make him famous. Today, 173,000 Americans make their living as photographers. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau online at www.census.gov.
| Sources: | Chase's Calendar of Events 2009, p. 129 | |
| Statistical Abstract of the United States 2009, t. 596 | ||
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