Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Names
Bethlehem Baptist Church (Gum Springs, Va.)
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
No ink on negative. Church in Gum Springs, Virginia; sleeve reads "Rev. Chapmans [?] Church". "Kodak -- Safety -- Film" edge imprint. Ident. as Bethlehem Baptist Church, "near 7836 Fordson Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22306 at the intersection of Fordson Road and Sherwood Hall Lane in Gum Springs" by Jay Bruder, 19 May 2016.
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Place
Gum Springs (Va.)
Alexandria (Va.)
Virginia -- 20th century
Topic
African diaspora
Church buildings
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (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.
Biographical / Historical
"Gum Springs is the oldest African American Community in Fairfax County, formally established in 1833. West Ford, a former slave, founded the community after being freed by George Washington. Located close to the Mount Vernon Estate,the community was a sanctuary for freedmen and runaways. Samuel Taylor, a runnaway slave established the first institution in Gum Springs, The Bethlehem Baptist church. Assisted by Quakers, the first school was established at Bethlehem...this historic black community. Today, Gum Springs has more than 2,500 residents, up to 500 descended from the original families." (Wikipedia, http://www.virginia.org/listings/culturalheritage/gumspringshistoricalsocietyandmuseum/ )
Extent
1 Item
Medium
Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet,
Date
March 1955
Container
Box 75
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: AC0618.004.0000394.tif
Genre/Form
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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