Howard University College of Dentistry Scenes, February 1963 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ed30efc7-6846-4f58-9dcd-7849aaea6e28

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Names

Howard University.. College of Dentistry

Subseries Creator

Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994

Custom Craft

Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964

Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Place

Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans

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

Topic

Dental instruments and apparatus

Dentistry

African American children -- Washington (D.C.).

African American college students -- 1960-1970.

African American dentists

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

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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; discoloration, slight warping, fingerprints

Date

1963 February

Container

Box 56

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Photographs

Retouching

New coccine (or crocein scarlet) dye

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: ACO618.004.0001563

Genre/Form

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

Retouching -- Dye

New Coccine (or Crocein Scarlet) dye

Scope and Contents

Subject/Sitter: scenes

Boy seating in a dentist's chair in a cubicle. Three men stand around the chair. One man is holding the boy's lips open to show his closed teeth. There are dental instruments on a table attached to a large lamp. Another man is visible standing in the next cubicle. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption. "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching with New Coccine.

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-1510070437893-1510070439164-7