Carl Reid copy negative of an advertising shot for a Dodge car, 1951 : cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d667f21d-c870-4aa2-82a2-279af6299340

Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Eastman Kodak Company (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.) -- African Americans

Topic

Shock absorbers

advertising

Dodge automobile

Automobiles -- 1950-1960

Shorts (Clothing)

Creator

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

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.

Extent

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

Condition

Fair; silvering.

Date

1951

Container

Box 96

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Copy negatives

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: AC0618.004.0001070.tif

Genre/Form

Copy negatives

Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Copy negative of a young woman in shorts standing in front of a car. Signs above her: "The Jewel of the Low Price Field" and "New 1951 Dodge Oriflow Shock Absorbers". Image is reversed when scanned with normal method. It has been reversed to appear correctly on screen. No ink on negative, no Scurlock number. "Kodak -- Safety 472" 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-1562600449806-1562600450152-1