Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Names
Ebony Magazine
Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.
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
Negative sheet containing two images. No ink on negative. "KODAK SAFETY FILM" edge imprint.
First image: A woman, two young boys and a young girl. The woman is adjusting the girl's hair, whilst the boys are reading books. There is a framed photograph of a man in service uniform on a cabinet with other photographs.
Second image: Woman, young girl and two young boys in a living room. One boy is reading whilst the other boy and the girl are sitting on a low seat.
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Topic
Interiors -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1940-1960
World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans
Family
Interiors -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1940-1960
African American families
African American military personnel
Domestic life
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
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 / Ebony Magazine Series
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
Gold Star Wives of American was founded in 1945 and serves widows and widowers of those who died in active military service or from service related disabilities.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film strip, 5" X 2.5".)
Condition
Good.
Date
1945-1950
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.
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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