Odd Fellow Ladies Group, June 1953 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8af01933f-4875-4daa-a2ad-8a8e6dc49d1e

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Grand United Order of Odd Fellows

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

Friendly societies

Regalia

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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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

This group were probably members of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows.

Extent

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

Condition

Fair; acetate odor, slight warping, slight discoloration

Date

1953

June 1953

Container

Box 105

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: AC0618.004.0001436.tif

Genre/Form

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

Scope and Contents

Posed group of women and four men seated and standing in rows. Most of the women are dressed in white. One woman is wearing a fabric badge. There are three windows behind the group with drapes. Ink on negative: caption. Ink on envelope: caption, "(Mrs. Briggs)" and "3 - 11 x 14 I in folder". "KODAK - SAFETY 421" edge imprint. Retouching on faces, hands and shadows with New Coccine.

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-1562600449806-1562600450180-3