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John Rusk as Uncle Sam During Fourth of July Celebration

Object Details

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
Data Source
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Creator
Hofmeister, Richard K
Subject
Smithsonian Institution Office of Public Affairs
National Museum of History and Technology
Smithsonian Institution Division of Performing Arts
Date
1977
July 4, 1977
Physical description
Gelatin silver prints; 10 x 8;
Type
Black-and-white photographs

Featured In

  • Independence Day: July 4th
  • Uncle Sam: The Man and the Meme
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