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Richard Maurice Bucke, 1837-1902 – Vintage Wall Art

Richard Maurice Bucke, 1837-1902, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
Richard Maurice Bucke, 1837-1902, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Richard Maurice Bucke, 1837-1902, a historic photograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Richard Maurice Bucke, 1837-1902

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This portrait shows Richard Maurice Bucke, a Canadian physician who ran the asylum for the insane in London, Ontario, and who is remembered today as one of Walt Whitman's closest friends. The caption card gives no date for the sitting, and its cataloging tags point to an office setting, which suits a man whose work centered on asylum administration and the study of the mind. Bucke's 1901 book *Cosmic Consciousness*, a study of mystical and heightened states of awareness, brought him wider attention beyond medicine. The print is credited to a photographer named Elliott, but the studio and the year remain unconfirmed.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhotoprint by Elliott. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Interiors--Offices; Photog. I.; BI; Shelf.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,097 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-145674

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