Object Details
Summary
Black and white gelatin negatives is mainly of individuals, and some family and group portraits.
Scope and Contents note
The vast majority of the negatives are individual portrait sittings but there are some family and group portraits. The box numbers in the finding aid are the old freezer box numbers and are not reflective of the physical number of boxes; when the negatives were rehoused, the physical number of boxes were reduced and the old freezer box numbers were retained in combination on boxes. The beginning and end of a freezer box is demarcated by blue dividers inside the new boxes.
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Creator
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Names
Howard University -- 20th century
DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century
Topic
Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)
African Americans -- History -- 20th century
African American photographers
Segregation
Portraits -- 20th century
Politicians -- 20th century
Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)
African American entertainers -- 20th century
Creator
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number
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 note
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). More...
Extent
320 Boxes
The materials in the subseries are black and white silver gelatin negatives.
Date
1931-1971
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier
NMAH.AC.0618.S04.02
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Studio portraits
Photographs
Dye transfer process
Color separation negatives
Matrices, color separation
Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Arrangement note
The negatives are arranged by job number and document the orders placed by clients at the Scurlock Studio.
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
Studio portraits
Photographs -- 20th century
Dye transfer process
Color separation negatives
Matrices, color separation
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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