Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Ansco (film manufacturer)
Names
Howard University -- 1960-1970
Johnson, Mordecai W. (Mordecai Wyatt), 1890-1976
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
Aerial view of a room filled with men and women seated at dining tables. Mordecai Johnson is standing at a lectern placed on a table to the left. Ink on negative: "2". Ink on envelope: caption and "as indicated 8 x 10 glossy". "ANSCO SAFETY FILM 10" edge imprint. Retouching on faces with New Coccine. No Scurlock number.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1960-1970 -- Photographs
Topic
African American college teachers
Evening dress
Dinners and dining
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Ansco (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., 4" x 5".)
Condition
Good; slight warping, slight discoloration.
Date
June 1964
Container
Box 111
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
New coccine (or crocein scarlet) dye
Retouching
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: AC0618.004.0001814.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1960-1970 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
New Coccine (or Crocein Scarlet) dye
Retouching -- Dye
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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