Abbie Rowe spent his career in government service, he went on to become a noted photographer for the National Capital Parks of the National Park Service. In December 1941, as America entered World War II, Abbie Rowe received a challenging new assignment. At the request of President Roosevelt, the National Park Service assigned Rowe to provide photographic coverage of the President’s activities, particularly those that occurred away from the White House. Gradually, his duties were expanded to include the documentation of events that took place within the White House. By the Truman years, he was called upon to document the President at many official ceremonies, both in and away from the White House. His work continued through the Eisenhower, Kennedy, and into the Johnson Administrations prior to his death in April 1967.
