Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Agfa (Firm)
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
Several couples are dancing whilst other men and women are seated around the edge of the room. There is a string across the room with balloons attached and a cluster of balloons in the center of the room. No ink on negative, no Scurlock number. "5 AGFA SAFETY FILM" edge imprint. Not marked but was found in envelope with Alexandria Service Club negatives.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1940-1950 -- Photographs
Topic
Dance
Party decorations
Parties
African American military personnel
African American women -- 1940-1950
African American men
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Agfa (Firm)
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., 4" x 5".)
Condition
Poor; discoloration, blue tint, warping, major fingerprints.
Date
ca. 1940s
Container
Box 100
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: AC0618.004.0001470.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- 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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