Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Hechinger Company
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
Film strip of six images: Hechinger store at Hechinger Mall, interiors. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: "# 2". "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5063" and numbers from 27A to 33 edge imprint.
Second frame: Three people pose behind a counter. Sign on wall behind counter: "Harry and Harriet Homeowner say: Shopping is easier with a Hechinger charge account". There are a row of check-outs with produce displays in front of them. People are standing at several of the check-outs. There is a display of lamps in aisles A1 and A2 to the right of the image. "28A - 29" section of edge imprint under this image.
Third frame: Group of five men seated at a table in a staff area with papers, cups, and pastries on the table. A poster on the wall: " Be there on time customers depend on it". "29A - 30" section of edge imprint under this image.
Sixth frame: Group of five men pose in an aisle at a Hechinger store in Hechinger Mall. Behind them are displays of clocks, tables and chairs, and shelving units. "32A - 33" section of edge imprint under this image.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Hardware stores
Consumers
Shopping malls -- Washington D.C.
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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 strip., 1.5" x 9".)
Condition
Good.
Date
1981
Container
Box 97
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 Number: AC0618.004.0001015.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1980-1990 -- 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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