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RACHEL MARTIN: When "Saturday Night Live" went on the air 40 years ago, few would have guessed how many of the cast members over the years would become household names. But you've probably never heard of Edie Baskin or Mary Ellen Matthews. They're the official photographers for "SNL" and their combined careers have spanned the life of the show. As Lynn Neary reports, a collection of their work has been published to coincide with this year's anniversary broadcast Sunday night.
LYNN NEARY: Edie Baskin's career at "Saturday Night Live" got its start at an LA poker game where she met Lorne Michaels. After he moved to New York to start a new late-night TV program, she showed him some of her photographs.
EDIE BASKIN: Nobody knew what was happening. It was all very new. So I said hey, you think I can be the photographer? And he said, well, I don't see why not.
LYNN NEARY: Baskin had no idea she was signing up for a lifetime career with a show that would soon become an institution.
(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE")
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Live from New York, it's "Saturday Night."
LYNN NEARY: Baskin's photographs captured the manic energy of the show, starting with those early days when a bunch...