G.A.R. Post Civil War veterans : acetate film photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep851be2914-f4a5-4515-958e-0535ff51a271

General

#152 on original envelope? From box D. Corresponds to exhibition print, #98.0011.040.

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Defender (film manufacturer)

Names

Grand Army of the Republic

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

Topic

Civil War, 1861-1865

Veterans

Older people

Flags -- United States

Portraits, Group -- African Americans

African American veterans

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Defender (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans

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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, 8" x 10".

Condition

Severe channeling and reticulation. Slight acetate odor.

Date

1935

Container

Box 1

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: 618ns0227003-01pg.tif

Genre/Form

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

Scope and Contents

Group portrait of 5 elderly men, an American flag hung behind them. Ink ident. on film edge. "Defender Safety Film" imprint on edge.

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-1562600449806-1562600449933-0