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Dunbar Hotel dining room : cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
Scope and Contents
Subject/Sitter: dining room
Interior of the dining room at the Dunbar Hotel. Men are seated at a series of dining tables. No ink on negative. "KODAK - SAFETY 21" edge imprint. No Scurlock number.
Date
undated
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 4" x 5".)
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Topic
Dinners and dining
Dining rooms
Hotels -- Washington (D.C.)
Place
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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.
Subseries Citation
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Dunbar Hotel [dining room : cellulose acetate photonegative].
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