Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
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 women and four men seated and standing in rows. Most of the women are dressed in white. One woman is wearing a fabric badge. There are three windows behind the group with drapes. Ink on negative: caption. Ink on envelope: caption, "(Mrs. Briggs)" and "3 - 11 x 14 I in folder". "KODAK - SAFETY 421" edge imprint. Retouching on faces, hands and shadows with New Coccine.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1950-1960 -- Photographs
Topic
African American women -- 1950-1960
Friendly societies
Regalia
Portraits, Group -- 1950-1960 -- Washington (D.C.)
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
This group were probably members of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., [8" x 10"].)
Condition
Fair; acetate odor, slight warping, slight discoloration
Date
1953
June 1953
Container
Box 105
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: AC0618.004.0001436.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- 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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