R. B. Thomas, young boy dressed as an acolyte holding a processional candle cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cfea2d1d-9e61-4a80-928b-7776fa367959

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

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

Candles

Portraits -- African American boys

Acolytes

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 / R. B. Thomas, young boy dressed as an acolyte holding a processional candle

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

Medium

Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 10" x 8".

Date

[ca. 1928-1938.]

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.

Genre/Form

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

Scope and Contents

Full-length portrait of R. B. Thomas, wearing a cassock. Ink on negative: "22504 - Mrs. R. B. Thomas 1- 11x14 2- 8x10". "EASTMAN--SAFETY--KODAK 83" edge imprint. Negative in good condition. with some retouches and scratches. Date in Corcoran exhibition catalog, item 102, is 1938.

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-1564591412925-1564591413328-4