Stump or Stumpy? Stumpie? and Stello (dancing) acetate (or nitrate?) film photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b1fbbc4e-fa1c-4c6e-ba24-98d32062f499

General note

Notes: In nitrate box

General

From negative box D.

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Names

Hartman, Eddie

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

Topic

Minstrel shows -- 1900-1960

Blackface entertainers

Vaudeville -- 1930-1940

Portraits -- Men -- 1930-1940

African American entertainers -- 1930-1950.

Dancers

Photographer

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Culture

African Americans

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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

Medium

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

Condition

Slight curvature, discoloration on edges. Retouched in face areas. Film may be nitrate.

Date

[1930s]

Container

Box 34

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Retouching

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: 618ns0221495-01pg.tif

Genre/Form

Retouching -- Pencil

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate -- 19th-20th century

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

Scope and Contents

Job Number: 18790

The male figure is in blackface, wearing a straw hat, and may be Eddie Hartman. However, in a March 30, 2012 interview with Dr. Harold Corwin, who played "Stumpy" from 1938, curator David Haberstich was told that the male was neither Hartman nor Corwin. Possibly the Stump or Stumpy shown here was part of a Washington act inspired by the Stump and Stumpy of New York. Corwin furrther stated that he had no knowledge of a Stello or Stella in this connection. Title in ink on base side at top edge: "Stumpy & Stello 4 - B&W". No maker's edge imprint. Numbers on original envelope, A206 and 156.

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-1562600449806-1562600449995-3