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Seeking Photos of uncle Eck

There's been a lot of interest in our famous fiddling uncle Eck Robertson recently. I received the following notes via email. Each requests access to photos of uncle Eck. If any of you have photos you would like to contribute to the projects (if it's not too late), you may want to contact the people referenced below.

Austin Texas: In a round about way I found about your family's connection to fiddler Eck Robertson. I'm doing research for a music history project here in Austin, TX and we are looking for pictures of Eck to include. There are 3 pictures of him on the Old-Time Fiddlers website that we would love to find and use in the work we're doing. The website indicates that the pictures were provided by a great granddaughter, Robin Leah. Would you know how to contact her or do you know where these pictures or others could be found? My name is Ruth Sullivan, 512-280-7353. You can contact me at this number or by e-mail. I would love to give you more details on this project. We hope to use Eck's pictures to tell his story and the contributions he made to Texas music history. Thanks for your help, Ruth

London, Great Britain: Hello, I’m emailing from a record label in London called LO-MAX Records. We are currently putting together a major album release called The Anthology of American Music, which is a collection of blues, country, cajun, folk and bluegrass recorded from 1926 to 1931. There is also an accompanying book, and I was wondering if you would be able to help me with this project. I would very much like to get hold of some images of Eck Robertson, and I have visited your website (www.iconaustin.com/petrus/eckrobertsoninfo.com) and see that you have some wonderful pictures of him on there. Would you happen to know the details of the owner of these images so that I can find out about using them in this Anthology release? Any help you can give me on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks, Katherine Dykes, LO-MAX Records

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