A. Phillip Randolph cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e43cac71-14b6-426f-96db-289688b63cf4

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Ansco (film manufacturer)

Names

Hastie, William H., Judge

Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979

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 judges

Photographer

Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Creator

Ansco (film manufacturer)

Culture

African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)

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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 / Randolph, A. Phillip

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, fingerprints.

Date

undated

Archival Repository

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Type

Archival materials

Portraits

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

Portraits -- African American men

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

Scope and Contents

Group of men, including A. Philip Randolph and Judge William H. Hastie, standing in a line behind a low balustrade. There is a painting of a cave on the wall behind them. No ink on negative, no Scurlock number. "5 ANSCO SAFETY FILM" edge imprint. This image seems to relate to Cat. no. 0618.179052, with persons wearing the same clothes in the same interior, and Judge Hastie wears earpieces in both.

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-1564591817151-1564591819025-4