Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Names
Moore, Barbara, Miss
Subseries Creator
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Subseries Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Job Number: 48420
Caption on negative: "48420 Miss Barbara Moore 1 8x10 reg." Bust portrait of woman with short hair and pearl necklace. "May 8" and "May 26" without year written on original envelope. Retouching on face. "Defender Safety Base" edge imprint.
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General
Box 618.004.106
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans -- 1930-1950
Topic
Portraits -- African American women
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
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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
Medium
Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 10 x 8 in.
Condition
Channeling; reticulation; warping; fingerprints; curls when exposed to heat.
Date
May 8, May 26 [ca. 1940]
Container
Box 257
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: 618NL0048420-01pw.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1930-1950 -- 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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