Electrical machines class, probably at Howard University : cellulose acetate photonegative.
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Object Details
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- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Creator
- Agfa (Firm)
- Names
- Howard University
- 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
- Topic
- Technical education
- Slide rules
- Classrooms
- African American college students
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Creator
- Agfa (Firm)
- Culture
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
- See more items in
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client / 4.6.1: Black and White Negatives Part 1
- 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; slight discoloration, fingerprints.
- Date
- undated
- Container
- Box 58
- 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: ACO.618.004.0001049.tif
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
- Scope and Contents
- Subject/Sitter: mechanical engineering class
- Group of students, including one woman, in a classroom. Five of the students are seated at a desk writing, another seated student is looking at a slide rule. Four students are standing, drawing diagrams on a blackboard. No ink on negative. "5 AGFA 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.
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- Record ID
- ebl-1510070437893-1510070439185-4