Late 1941/Early 1942/Misc. on original envelope? #2 of 8 items Acetate film photonegative,

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84692f64d-2043-4cff-b8c9-8c0d39f3e569

General

Originally in NUS carton 113.

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Ansco (film manufacturer)

Subseries Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs

Topic

Recycling

Newspapers

World War, 1939-1945 -- African Americans

African American children -- Washington (D.C.).

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Ansco (film manufacturer)

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Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives

Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin 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, 4" x 5".

Condition

Fingerprints.

Date

[1940s.]

Container

Box 54

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Subseries Citation

Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution

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.

Scan

Scan: 618ns0242231jp.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

No caption on negative.

African American children (7) looking through bundles of newspapers in ornate, official-looking room with a flag and a patriotic shield on the wall. Apparently the photograph documents a World War II-era scrap paper drive. Ansco Safety Film edge imprint.

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.

Record ID

ebl-1562600449806-1562600450057-2