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
Montage of [pictures of] Numa P.G. Adams, Howard Thurman, Walter G. Daniel, F.D. Wilkinson, William S. Nelson, J. M. Nabit, Jr., Charles H. Wesley, M. W. Johnson, W. H. Hastie, L. V. Childers, C. H. Thompson [cellulose acetate photonegative].
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