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Uncle Rucker

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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African-American Life -- 1900s

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Uncle Rucker

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Title
Uncle Rucker
Names
McCrary & Co. (Photographer)
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

African-American Life -- 1900s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1904-08-22
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AFRA-L-190
Topics
African Americans -- 1900-1999
Top hats
African Americans -- Men -- 1900-1909
Older people
Veterans
Genres
Portrait photographs
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Copyright 1904 by McCrary & Co. Atlanta Ga."--written on image.
Date: Copyright date: 1904-08-22.
Source note: Photographs : duplicates of copyright deposits, received by exchange 1957, 1958, 1959. Library of Congress. Prints & Photographs Division.
Physical Description
Silver printing-out paper prints
Extent: 24 x 19 cm (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.) on board mount 29.5 x 24.5 cm
Description
Possibly a portrait of Amos Rucker, a slave who served in the Confederate States Army and later became an active member of the United Confederate Veterans. Button worn on sitter's lapel bears a portrait of General John Brown Gordon, along with an illustration of the Southern Cross of Honor and the logo of the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Co. (an eagle perched on a globe, based on the 'Old Abe' mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment). "Confederate Reunion, June 14-16, 1904 Nashville, Tenn." "Gen. Gordon"--text along button edge.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17164856
Barcode: 33333159333711
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4466ff50-c52f-012f-9c29-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1904: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Uncle Rucker" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1904-08-22. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee92-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Uncle Rucker" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee92-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1904-08-22). Uncle Rucker Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-ee92-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Uncle Rucker