Object Details
- Series Creator
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
- See more items in
- Scurlock Studio Records, Series 1: Black and White Photographs
- 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.
- Date
- 1915-1985, undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0618.S01, Subseries 1.2
- Type
- Archival materials
- Series Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- Series 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.
- Scope and Contents note
- The materials in the subseries subjects are black and white photographs, and the subjects are arranged alphabetically. The materials document subjects that are both non-human objects and unidentified people that could not be connected to an order placed at the Scurlock Studio by a client. The non-human subjects largely inlcude art, commercial images, buildings, and places of interest in Washington, D. C. The unidentified individuals are mostly portrait sittings of men and women that could not be identified or connected to an order. Also, included are photographs of children, couples, groups, events, and organizations. In addition, not all photographs in this subseries were taken by the Scurlock Studio; there are photos by Abdon Daoud Ackad and other studios or photographers that were sent in to make copies.
- Series 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-1510065018178-1510065020323-2
