Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Names
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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
Subject is shown with his photographs of Booker T. Washington, W. E. B. DuBois, and three other prints. "Kodak Safety" imprint on edge.
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General
This record describes the original negative and several prints made from it.
Exhibitions Note
Print from this negative exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009.
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Photographers
African American photographers
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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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
Negative: Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 4" x 5".
Prints: Silver gelatin on paper, 10" x 8".
Condition
Negative: slight warping and acetate odor.
Date
1955
Container
Box 56
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Portraits
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: 618ns0179073pm.tif
Bibliography
Reproduced in Deborah Willis, Black: A Celebration of a Culture, Irvington, N.Y.: Hylas, 2004, p. 90.
Genre/Form
Portraits -- African American men
Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- 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.
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Record ID
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