Mr. John Rhine's Home, 1938 woman seated in a room : cellulose acetate photonegative
Object Details
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Creator
- Defender (film manufacturer)
- Names
- Rhine, John
- Subseries Creator
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940 -- Photographs
- Topic
- Architecture, Domestic
- Homes -- Washington (D.C.)
- Buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940.
- Interiors -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940.
- Furniture -- 1930-1940
- Living rooms
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Creator
- Defender (film manufacturer)
- Culture
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
- See more items in
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives
- 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.
- Extent
- 1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 8" x 10".)
- Condition
- Poor; discoloration, blue tint, warping, slight channeling.
- Date
- 1938
- Container
- Box 101
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Subseries Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- 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.
- Scan
- Scan Number: AC0618.004.0001383.tif
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
- Scope and Contents
- Interior of room, possibly a living room. A woman, possibly Mrs. Rhine, is seated in a chair holding a magazine. She sits in one of two armchairs which flank a window under which is a table with a lamp. To the left is a fireplace with two sconces and a mirror above it. To the right is a couch, in front of which is a coffee table with a plant on it. No ink on negative, no Scurlock number. Ink on envelope: caption. "DEFENDER SAFETY BASE" edge imprint.
- Subseries 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-1562600449806-1562600450172-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.