Carol Brice at microphone, leading crowd in singing, at Lincoln Memorial, with Pres. Harry Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt standing nearby: black-and-white photonegative,

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep805849e98-f2b5-4766-af63-69c77993bed0

General

From NUS carton 82.

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Brice, Carol, 1916-1985

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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

Lincoln Memorial (Washington, D.C.)

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

Topic

Memorials -- Washington (D.C.)

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

See more items in

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.

Biographical / Historical

Carol Brice was a leading contralto on the Broadway, concert, and recital stages. She led the crowd in singing "God Be with You 'til We Meet Again" at the closing session.

Extent

1 Item

Medium

Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 4" x 5".

Condition

Fingerprints.

Date

June, 28, 1947

1947

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: 618ns0242761jp.tif

Bibliography

Published without attribution in Gloster B. Current, "The Impact of NAACP Conventions on Race Relations," The Crisis, Aug./Sept. 1984, vol. 91, no. 7, p. 54.

Genre/Form

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

Scope and Contents

Subject ident. by Dave Haddock, 2012 (see: http://tinyurl.com/c8nsfvw). Others standing nearby include Walter White and Tom Clark (ident. by Ellen David, Sept. 18, 2008). No caption on negative. Note on original enclosure: "NAACP Mass Meeting (Lincoln Memorial--Harry Truman address, Mrs. Roosevelt--38th annual NAACP Conference; from envelope); item #4 of 4.

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-1562600449806-1562600450058-3