Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Names
Republic Theatre (Washington, D.C.)
Flynn, Errol
Robin Hood (Legendary Character)
Subseries Creator
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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
Man on horseback in front of theater, with African American people standing under marquee. The film being advertised is "The Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn. A car is parked on the street in the background. "Ansco Safety Film" imprint on edge.
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Place
U Street, N.W. (Washington, D.C.)
Topic
Automobiles -- 1940-1950
Horses -- 1940-1950
Motion picture theaters -- 1930-1950 -- Washington (D.C.)
Portraits, Group -- 1940-1950
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
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.
Biographical / Historical
The Republic Theatre opened on 30 May 1921 at 1333 U St., N.W., Washington, D.C.,a block west of the Lincoln Theatre. Film Daily Yearbooks listed it as a "Negro" theater. The building was designed by Phillip M. Julien. The exterior had a Spanish tile roof above the facade. The Republic was closed in 1976 and was later demolished to make way for the new Metro subway system. (Bryan Krefft and Ken Roe, "Cinema Treasures," noted 9 July 2010 at http://cinematreasures.org/theater/20564/)
Extent
1 Item
Medium
Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 4" x 5".
Condition
Slight acetate odor.
Date
4/1948
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 -- 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
ebl-1564591817151-1564591819029-6