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President Lescott and Madame Lillian Evanti [acetate film photonegative]

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President Lescott and Madame Lillian Evanti [acetate film photonegative], ca. 1940s.
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Object Details

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Names

Evanti, Lillian, Mme. (1890-1967)
Evanti, Lillian, Mme. (1890-1967)
Lescott, President.

Subseries Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Subseries Citation

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

Standing in coversation with a man in uniform.
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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep845b5e8f1-080d-44a7-9b43-16a11e7b4f50

Topic

African American entertainers -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.)
Portraits, Group -- 1940-1950
African American entertainers -- 20th century

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives

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

Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 3" x 4".

Condition

Slight warping and acetate odor.

Date

ca. 1940s

Container

Box 54

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials
Photographs

Subseries 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.

Scan

Scan: 618ns0179066hu.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Subseries 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.
NMAH.AC.0618.S04.01_ref1723
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep845b5e8f1-080d-44a7-9b43-16a11e7b4f50
NMAH.AC.0618.S04.01
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Record ID

ebl-1562600449806-1562600450060-2

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives


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