Band 1938 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d111bf48-bbf8-4a02-b37c-800183aa7b11

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Names

Sepia Syncopaters

Smith, Colonel

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

Bands (Music)

African American musicians

Musical instruments

Portraits, Group -- African Americans

Evening dress

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

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 / Band

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

Some deterioration.

Date

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 -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Ink on negative: "G Sepia Syncopaters Mr. Smith. 1938". Group portrait of band Sepia Syncopaters (9 men in tuxedos) with their instruments (no aaccordion in this view). No 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-1564591412925-1564591413351-2