Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Names
Dunbar High School (Washington, D.C.)
United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
Subseries Creator
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Subseries Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Ink on negative: "X". Graduation class picture, outdoors on bleachers. ROTC students in group portrait. "Kodak -- Safety 406" edge imprint. Photo has been retouched.
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General
From box 80.
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Graduation (School)
African American schools -- 1950-1960 -- Washington
Portraits, Groups
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.4: Black and white negatives in freezer storage arranged by subject
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.4: Black and white negatives in freezer storage arranged by subject / 4.4: Black and white negatives in freezer storage arranged by subject / School Group-Group seated on bleachers, unidentified
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.)
Condition
Good.
Date
June 1954
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.
Genre/Form
Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.
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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