Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Armstrong Veterans High School Center
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
Posed group of men in formal attire--white dinner jackets. "KODAK - SAFETY - FILM 432" edge imprint.
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General
AC0618.004.0000989 and AC0618.004.0000990 are identical prints. AC0618.004.000989 had been retouched with New Coccine whilst AC0618.004.0000990 has not.
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Evening dress
Dinner jackets
African American men
African American students
Adult education students
Men's clothing
African American schools -- 1950-1960 -- Washington
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.
Biographical / Historical
In 1946 Armstrong Veterans High School Center opened as part of Armstrong High School. It became an adult education center in 1964 and finally closed in 1996.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 8" x 10".)
Condition
Good; slight silvering, slight acetate odor.
Date
June 1959
Container
Box 95
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Retouching
New coccine (or crocein scarlet) dye
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 Number: AC0618.004.0000990.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Retouching -- Dye
New Coccine (or Crocein Scarlet) dye
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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