Barnett McFee Clinedinst (September 12, 1862 – March 15, 1953) was the official White House photographer. [1] Clinedinst was born in Woodstock, Virginia, to Barnett M. Clinedinst and Mary C. South. [1] [2]
In his youth he operated a circus and worked as a salesman. He then learned photography from his father. By 1900 he opened a photographic studio in Washington, DC. [1] He became the White House photographer for President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and President Taft. [1]
He died on March 15, 1953, in Saint Petersburg, Florida. [1]
Barnett McFee Clinedinst (September 12, 1862 – March 15, 1953) was the official White House photographer. [1] Clinedinst was born in Woodstock, Virginia, to Barnett M. Clinedinst and Mary C. South. [1] [2]
In his youth he operated a circus and worked as a salesman. He then learned photography from his father. By 1900 he opened a photographic studio in Washington, DC. [1] He became the White House photographer for President McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and President Taft. [1]
He died on March 15, 1953, in Saint Petersburg, Florida. [1]