John Rusk as Uncle Sam During Fourth of July Celebration

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Object Details

Creator

Hofmeister, Richard K

Subject

Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs

National Museum of History and Technology

Smithsonian Institution Division of Performing Arts

Notes

Original film available in SIA Acc. 11-009.

Featured in the "Torch," August 1977.

Summary

John Rusk as Uncle Sam with young celebration attendee on the terrace of the National Museum of History and Technology, now known as the National Museum of American History, with Washington Monument in view in the background.

From Torch article: "No Fourth of July celebration would be complete without him, so the Smithsonian's Division of Performing Arts searched until it found a perfect Uncle Sam in the person of John Rusk of Oxon Hill, Md."

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 02, Folder: August 1977, Image No. 77-8840-17A

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1977

July 4, 1977

Local number

SIA RU000371 [77-8840-17A]

Restrictions & Rights

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

No Copyright - United States

Type

Black-and-white photographs

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;

Data Source

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Topic

Fourth of July

Holidays

Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)

Metadata Usage

CC0

Record ID

siris_arc_397439