National Council of Negro Women Committee, June 22, 1954 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ed3ad70a-bb3b-40ba-af71-68d10b11e39e

Exhibitions Note

Print from this negative exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise," NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30 - November 15, 2009; image reproduced in exhibit's companion book.

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

National Council of Negro Women

Height , Dorothy I. (Dorothy Irene), 1912-2010

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

Washington (D.C.) -- 1950-1960 -- Photographs

Topic

African American women -- 1950-1960

Portraits, Group -- 1950-1960 -- Washington (D.C.)

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

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.

Extent

1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 8" x 10".)

Condition

Fair; slight warping, discoloration at edges, acetate odor

Date

1954

June 22, 1954

Container

Box 104

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 Number: AC0618.004.0001427.tif

Genre/Form

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

Scope and Contents

Group includes Dorothy Height. Group of women and one man seated and standing around a table in a wood-panelled room. Several of the women are wearing hats. There are newspapers and a book entitled, "The Negro and the Schools" on the table. Ink on negative: caption. Ink on envelope: "Nat[iona]l Council of Negro Women, June 22, 1954 3 - 8 x 10 on 11 x 14". "KODAK - SAFETY 71" edge imprint. No Scurlock number.

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-1562600449806-1562600450179-4