About This Item


  • TitleConfederate monument
  • Call NumberMEMO_0089
  • Cite AsBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
  • SummaryMaquette by sculptor Frederic Wellington Ruckstull of winged figure supporting weary standard bearer; known as "Spirit of the Confederacy," the completed memorial stands on Mount Royal Terrace in Baltimore, Maryland.
  • Date1903
  • Formatstill image
  • Physical Description1 photographic print : black & white ; 10 x 8 in.
  • Genregelatin silver printsphotographic prints
  • NoteTitle from inscription on verso. On recto: date inscribed: copyright 1903.
  • CreatorRuckstull, F. W. (Fred Wellington), 1853-1942.
  • SubjectRuckstull, F. W. (Fred Wellington), 1853-1942 ; War memorials -- Maryland -- Baltimore ; Models (Clay, plaster, etc.)
  • CollectionBrooklyn Daily Eagle photographs
  • PlaceBaltimore (Md.)Other place
  • LocationBaltimore (Md.)
  • RightsThis work is in the Public Domain. The Center for Brooklyn History at Brooklyn Public Library can provide a copy of this work free of charge.