Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Creator
Agfa (Firm)
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Names
Anderson, Marian (1897-1993)
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
No ink on negative. Anderson with man and woman walking past the statue of Lincoln in the Memorial, with a policeman standing opposite them. Agfa Safety Film edge imprint. No Scurlock number.
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General
Notes on original enclosure: "#9 / 1-8-1/2 x 7". Negative Box C. No corresponding contact print located.
Exhibitions Note
Image reproduced in companion book to following exhibit: "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009.
Publication
April 9, 1939., 4" x 5"
Place
Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Memorials
African American singers -- 1930-1940
Concerts
Civil rights
Singers -- 1930-1950
Photographer
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Creator
Agfa (Firm)
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client / 4.6.1: Black and White Negatives Part 1 / Anderson, Marian
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
Stains on negative. Film drying hanger dimples.
Date
1939
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 -- 1930-1940 -- 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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