Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Names
YMCA. National Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations of the United States of America
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 and women on the exterior steps of the 12th Y.M.C.A. Banner strung above the door reads, "12th ST. Y.M.C.A. Membership Campaign. A call to service. Apr. 12th Apr. 22nd. Rev. E. C. Smith. General Chairman. Join the Y.M.C.A. Goal 900 Members. Goal {dollar}4,000. Cash". The front row is seated and all but three are holding a sign with a team number and captain's name. There are also two signs reading, "Division 'A' Dr. Victor J. Tulane Manager Joseph L. Bryant Asso. Manager" and "Division 'B' Atty. B. V. Lawson Manager Rev. J. L. Henry Asso. Manager". There are two trophies on the ground in the middle of the front row. Ink on negative: caption. "DEFENDER SAFETY" edge imprint.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1940-1950 -- Photographs
Topic
African American men
African American women -- 1940-1950
Fund raising
Portraits, Group -- 1940-1950 -- Washington (D.C.).
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Defender (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
Poor; warping, channeling.
Date
1943
Container
Box 103
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: AC0618.004.0001408.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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