Colour Photographs taken by William L. Rukeyser on
'Bloody Sunday' (30 January 1972)

Series of Colour Photographs taken by William L. Rukeyser
of the Events of 'Bloody Sunday' (30 January 1972)

William L. Rukeyser is an American who was living and working as a freelance reporter, based in Belfast, for periods of time in 1971 and 1972. He was working both as a photographer and a radio reporter for United Press International (a US news agency) on 'Bloody Sunday' (30 January 1972) in Derry. He took a number of colour photographs of events on that day. Some of these photographs were made available at his personal web page http://members.aol.com/BRuke1/Derry.html. However, William L. Rukeyser has given his permission for the photographs to be available from the CAIN Internet site. The following links are to web pages containing the individual photographs and also details of each particular photograph. At the bottom of the page are some links to other photographs taken by William L. Rukeyser at a Civil Rights demonstration in Newry one week after 'Bloody Sunday'. William L. Rukeyser can be contacted by email at DCACom@aol.com or at BRuke1@aol.com

	British troops search vehicles on the main Belfast-Derry road prior to demonstrations and shooting [Colour Photograph 11]
	View from behind the British Army barricade prior to the shooting [Colour Photograph 12]
	View from behind the British Army barricade prior to the shooting [Colour Photograph 13]
	View from behind the British Army barricade prior to the shooting [Colour Photograph 14]
	A wounded victim being carried towards an ambulance by bystanders - (i) [Colour Photograph 1]
	A wounded victim being carried towards an ambulance by bystanders - (ii) [Colour Photograph 2]
	A shooting victim on a stretcher [Colour Photograph 3]
	A dead victim soon after the shooting [Colour Photograph 4]
	A dead victim soon after the shooting [Colour Photograph 15]
	British troops conduct mass arrest of civilians during a lull in the shooting - (i) [Colour Photograph 7]
	British troops conduct mass arrest of civilians during a lull in the shooting - (ii) [Colour Photograph 8]
	British troops conduct mass arrest of civilians during a lull in the shooting - (iii) [Colour Photograph 9]
	Arrestees are led away [Colour Photograph 10]
	A civilian ambulance attempts to evacuate dead and/or wounded from the Bogside (Note white flag) - (i) [Colour Photograph 5]
	A civilian ambulance attempts to evacuate dead and/or wounded from the Bogside (Note white flag) - (ii) [Colour Photograph 6]
	Blood on the street [Colour Photograph 17]

Series of Photographs taken by William L. Rukeyser of a Civil Righst march in Newry on 6 February 1972, one week after 'Bloody Sunday'

British troops prepare for civil rights (NICRA) demonstration in Newry one week after Bloody Sunday - (i) [Colour Photograph 13]

British troops prepare for civil rights (NICRA) demonstration in Newry one week after Bloody Sunday - (ii) [Colour Photograph 14]

British troops prepare for civil rights (NICRA) demonstration in Newry one week after Bloody Sunday - (iii) [Colour Photograph 15]

British troops prepare for civil rights (NICRA) demonstration in Newry one week after Bloody Sunday - (iv) [Colour Photograph 16]