Object Details
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Names
Suburban Gardens
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: 618ns0243804sc.tif
People at an outdoor fair or amusement park, with rides and food. Image includes signs for: "Ice Cream-Cold Drinks" and the Caterpillar ride. No ink caption. Scurlock signature on negative. No manufacturer's mark on film edge.
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Exhibitions Note
Reproduction print exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009; image reproduced in exhibit's companion book.
Place
Deanwood (northeast Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs
Topic
Carnivals
Amusement parks
Fairs
Photographer
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
See more items in
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
Medium
Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 12" x 20".
Condition
One rough spot where something sticky may have gotten on negative; acetate odor.
Date
undated
Container
Box 9, Folder 2
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Panoramas
Banquet camera photographs
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.
Bibliography
Reproduced in Picturing the Promise: The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington, p. 21, with caption, "Black Washingtonians enjoy a day at Suburban Gardens, a popular black-owned amusement park in the Northeast neighborhood of Deanwood."
Genre/Form
Panoramas
Banquet camera photographs -- 1930-1940
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
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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