Miss Anna Jackson's May Day, 1942 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8faa9eea9-a4e2-43ed-a769-d97cf5cddbf4

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Agfa (Firm)

Names

Jackson, Anna

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

African American children

Beauty contestants

May Day

May Queen

Costume

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Agfa (Firm)

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; fingerprints.

Date

May 1942

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 -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents

Two young girls in stars and stripes dresses holding a long train on the May Queen's dress. A crowd of men, women and children sit behind. Some spectators may be Caucasian. No ink on negative. "8 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.

Record ID

ebl-1564591817151-1564591818894-0