Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Names
Griggs, Ann, 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: 48455
Caption on negative: "49455 Miss Ann Griggs 3 8x10 reg." Portrait of 1 man and 3 women. "May 13" and "May 26" without year written on original envelope. Retouching on faces. "Defender Safety Base" edge imprint.
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Exhibitions Note
Reproduction photograph from this negative exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009; reprinted in exhibit's companion book.
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans -- 1930-1950
Topic
Portraits, Group -- 1930-1950 -- Washington (D.C.).
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number / Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number [cont.]
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, 10 x 8 in.)
Condition
Warped; silvering; fingerprints; curls when exposed to heat.
Date
May 13, 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: 618NL0048455-01pg.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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