Sidney Poitier at Industrial Bank of Washington, May 1964 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

Photographer: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator: Ansco (film manufacturer)
Names: Industrial Bank of Washington; Mitchell, Doyle; Poitier, Sidney
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.) -- 1960-1970 -- Photographs

Topic: African American banks; African American actors; Banks and banking; Bank employees

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.

Type: Archival materials; Photographs; New coccine (or crocein scarlet) dye; Retouching

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.

Genre/Form: Photographs -- 1960-1970 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film; New Coccine (or Crocein Scarlet) dye; Retouching -- Dye

Scope and Contents: Sidney Poitier standing in a corridor at the Industrial Bank of Washington with a group of men and women, probably bank employees. The man on the left is Bank President, Doyle Mitchell. Ink on negative: "#1" and "5 8x10 Glossy". Ink on envelope: caption and "#4 - 2 [permits?] #6 - " #3 - 25 " #5 - 3" #2 - 3" #1 -5 [permits?]". "ANSCO SAFETY FILM 5" edge imprint. Retouching on arms, hair and faces with New Coccine.

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.