Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Smith, Esther
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
Job Number: 55174
Guests seated at table set for dinner. Man and women sat at head of the table. Ink on negative: "55174 Mrs. Esther Smith 3 - 8 x 10". Ink on envelope: "November 3, 1950. Mrs Esther Smith's Dinner Party. Nov 24th. Ready as soon as possible". "KODAK - SAFETY 120" edge imprint.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
African American families
Dinners and dining
Table setting and decoration
Portraits, Group -- 1950-1960
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
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 (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 8" x 10".)
Condition
Fair
Date
November 3, 1950
Container
Box 92
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: AC0618.004.0000897.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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