Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client
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.
- 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...
- Date
- 1929-1989
- Extent
- 87 Boxes
- The subseries consists of black and white silver gelatin negatives.
- 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.
- Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Color separation negatives
- Matrices, color separation
- Studio portraits
- Dye transfer process
- Photographs
- 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
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century
- Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0618.S04.06
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- Bunche, Ralph, (Doctor)
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- Gittings School
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- Hayes, Louise (Mrs.)
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