Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Agfa (Firm)
Names
National Negro Congress
Davis, John P.
Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979
Tate, U. Simpson
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
A. Philip Randolph posed with two unidentified men. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: "A Phillip Randolph". "1 AGFA SAFETY FILM" edge imprint. No Scurlock number. On 7/12/2013 correspondent Craig Simpson added: "The man on left is John P. Davis, executive secretary of the National Negro Congress, center is A. Phillip Randolph, president of the National Negro Congress. The man on the right is U. Simpson Tate, treasurer of the National Negro Congress. The photo was likely taken April 26-28, 1940 during the Washington, D.C. National Negro Congress meeting. Randolph would refuse to stand for re-election at that meeting. It appears to be on the stage at the Andrew Mellon auditorium in what was then the Labor Department building at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW. The gathering was held at that location. You will note that the woodwork on the dais is the same as in another photo in the Scurlock collection "A. Phillip Randolph [acetate film photonegative ca 1935-1950] 618ns0179084pg.tif (AC Scan)."
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Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Agfa (Firm)
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 / Randolph, A. Phillip
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., 4" x 5".)
Condition
Good, slight discoloration, slight silvering on edge.
Date
Probably 1940
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
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.
Genre/Form
Portraits -- African American men
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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