Mrs. E. P. Shaw and Daughter from envelope? acetate film black-and-white photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8748f1bd3-f777-4326-8c09-83bc79240f1d

General

From NUS carton 170.

Exhibitions Note

Reproduction photograph of this image exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30-November 15, 2009; image also reproduced in exhibit's companion book, p. 42, with brief biography of Shaw, p. 43.

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Iverson, Patriicia Shaw

Shaw, Esther Popel, (1896-1958)

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

Portraits -- African American women -- 1920-1940

Mothers

Daughters

African American mothers

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

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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.

Biographical / Historical

Esther Popel Shaw was the first African American woman to graduate from Dickinson College (1919) and was an accomplished author, poet, teacher, and activist.

Extent

1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 7" x 5".)

Condition

Beginning to delaminate. Not flat.

Date

circa 1930

Container

Box 80

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: 618ns0242722pw.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Job Number: 22690

Ink on negative: "Mrs. E.P. Shaw", "6 B W 5 x 7". EASTMAN-SAFETY-KODAK 6? edge imprint. Ident. as Esther Popel Shaw with her daughter Patricia Shaw Iverson.

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-1562600449806-1562600450128-3