Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Names
United States. Army Reserve
United States. Army. Infantry, 428th
United States. Army. Infantry, 429th
Subseries Creator
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Subseries Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Scope and Contents
Scan Number: AC0618.004.0001297.tif
Posed group of men seated and standing in rows in military uniform. There are trees and tents in the background. Ink on seperate sheet of film taped to negative: caption and "Scurlock Photo". No edge imprint. Pencil retouching on face.
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Place
Fort Washington (Md.)
Maryland -- African Americans
Maryland -- 1930-1950
Topic
African American military personnel
Military uniforms
Portraits, Group -- African Americans -- 1930-1940
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.12: Banquet Negatives
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.12: Banquet Negatives / 4.12: Banquet Negatives
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., [11" x 20"].)
Condition
Good; warping, tape on edges, seperate section of film is taped to negative and tape is loose in areas, residue on surface
Date
1934 July 1-14
Container
Box 6, Folder 12
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Banquet camera photographs
Panoramas
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
Banquet camera photographs -- 1930-1940
Panoramas
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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