H.U. Howard University May Festival, May 1960 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep895fc3e27-ff0c-40d0-b9a5-e9fa20354d08

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Howard University -- 1960-1970

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.) -- 1960-1970 -- Photographs

Topic

May Day -- Washington (D.C.)

Dance

African American dancers

African American college students -- 1960-1970.

African American military personnel

Military uniforms

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., [4" x 5"].)

Condition

Good; slight discoloration at edges, slight warping, fingerprints

Date

May 1960

Container

Box 109

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: AC0618.004.0001622.tif

Genre/Form

Photographs -- 1960-1970 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Group of women in long dresses dancing on the lawn in front of a building at Howard University. Each dancer trails a length of fabric on the ground behind her. A group of women in long white dresses sit on the buildings exterior steps with the skirts of their dresses covering the steps. A group of four men, dressed in military uniform, stand at the top of the stairs holding two flags. Spectators are seated around the roped off 'stage' area. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption. "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" 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-1562600449806-1562600450194-1