Congresswoman Bolton and African souvenirs at home, February 1964 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ded09ca4-86e5-4042-9d35-62d2ade6b0aa

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Bolton, Frances Payne Bingham, 1885-1977

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

Women legislators

African American women -- 1960-1970

Interiors -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1960-1970.

Art, African

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.

Biographical / Historical

Frances Payne Bolton (March 29, 1885 - March 9, 1977) was a Republican politician from Ohio. She served in the United States House of Representatives from 1940 to 1969. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Ohio.

Extent

1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 4" x 5".)

Condition

Good; slight discoloration, slight warping, fingerprints

Date

February 1964

Container

Box 110

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: AC0618.004.0001666.tif

Genre/Form

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

Scope and Contents

Congresswoman Frances Payne Bolton and another woman standing in a room in Bolton's house. Bolton is holding a piece of cloth and pointing to a piece of African sculpture on a mantelpiece whilst the second woman holds a notebook and pen. There is a painting of a desert scene above the fireplace and more African sculpture on the mantelpiece. There is a couch, a full bookcase and a window with drapes behind them. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption, "c/o Mrs. Cassell" and "1 - 8 x glossy of each, 3 - 8x10 D.W.". "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-1562600449806-1562600450207-3