Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
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Object Details
- Scope and Contents note
- The negatives document the orders of the clients of the Scurlock Studio. The majority of the negatives are of portrait sittings but there are also negatives depicting children, couples, and groups.
- Summary
- The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Subseries 4.6 consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records
- 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.
- Arrangement note
- The arrangement of the negatives is unclear; the arrangement will be in alphabetical order before it will start completely over again.
- Biographical/Historical note
- The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). More...
- 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.)
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Genre/Form
- Color separation negatives
- Matrices, color separation
- Studio portraits
- Dye transfer process
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.06
- 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.)
- Names
- Howard University -- 20th century
- DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Color separation negatives
- Matrices, color separation
- Studio portraits
- Dye transfer process
- Photographs
- Extent
- 87 Boxes
- The subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives.
- Note
- Cold Storage
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century
- Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
- Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- Forms Part Of
- Subseries 4.6 forms part of Series 4, within the Scurlock Studio Records group. Scurlock Studio Records Series 1: Black and White Photographs Series 2: Color Photographs Series 3: Framed Prints Series 4: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives Series 5: Color Negatives Series 6: Color Transparencies, Slides, and Other Formats Series 7: Black-and-White Color Separation Negatives and Matrices Series 8: Scurlock Studio Business Records Series 9: Custom Craft Business Records Series 10: Capitol School of Photography Series 11: Washington Stock Series 12: Background Materials and Publications
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- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
- 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.
- Topic
- Segregation
- Portraits -- 20th century
- Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)
- Politicians -- 20th century
- Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)
- African Americans -- History -- 20th century
- African American entertainers -- 20th century
- African American photographers
- Date
- 1929-1989
- 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.
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