Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Series Creator
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Series Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Portrait of Congressman Parren J. Mitchell and his wife, both wearing blue; three of four very similar negatives.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Portraits -- African American couples
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Series 5: Color Negatives
Scurlock Studio Records, Series 5: Color Negatives / 5.1: Color negatives arranged by client / Mitchell, Parren J. (Mr. and Mrs.)
Sponsor
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Extent
1 Item
Medium
Color transparencies and negatives: Dye on film.
Date
April 17, 1964
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Series Rights
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1960-1970 -- Color negatives -- Acetate film
Series Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
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Record ID
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