Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Names
Patterson, John, Pvt.
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: 50014
Subject in Army uniform, wearing overseas cap. Ink caption on negative edge. Defender Safety Base edge imprint. Face retouched.
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General
Notes on original envelope: "April 29" and "May 14".
Topic
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans
Soldiers -- 1940-1950
African American military personnel
Military uniforms
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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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 (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 10" x 8".)
Condition
Reticulation in face area, which had been treated to accept retouching.
Date
April 29, May 14 [ca. 1942-1945]
Container
Box 257
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Studio portraits
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: 618nL0050014-01pm.tif
Genre/Form
Studio portraits -- 1940-1950.
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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