Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Hechinger Company
Safeway Stores, Inc.
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 inside a Safeway store at Hechinger Mall. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: "# 2". "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5063" and "12A - 13 - 13A - 14 - 14A - 15 - 15A - 16 - 16A - 17 - 17A - 18" edge imprint.
Fifth frame: Two men standing next to checkout aisles in a Safeway store at Hechinger Mall. Signs on the checkouts read, "Warehouse prices and a little bit more!". Another sign refers to "Inflation fighter". There are shoppers in the background.
Sixth frame: Three men standing next to a camera on a tripod in a Safeway store at Hechinger Mall. In the background shoppers and assistants are standing at checkout lines. There are signs for "Express Lane 9 items or less" and "Customer Service". "17A - 18" section of edge imprint under this image
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Consumers
Shopping malls -- Washington D.C.
Shopping
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., [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: AC0618.004.0001013.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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