Opening of Industrial Bank of Washington, 11th & U Street NW acetate film photonegative and resin-coated paper photoprint
Object Details
- General
- A 50th Anniversary publication of the bank (1984) says it was founded on Aug. 20, 1934, not in 1913.
- Negative from Box B, stored in freezer box 49; print in box 81.
- Photographer
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Creator
- Agfa (Firm)
- Names
- Industrial Bank of Washington
- 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
- U Street, N.W. (Washington, D.C.)
- Topic
- Banks and banking -- Washington (D.C.).
- African American business enterprises -- 1930-1960
- Photographer
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Creator
- Agfa (Firm)
- 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
- 2 Items
- Medium
- Negative: Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheets, 8" x 10".
- Print: Silver gelatin on resin-coated paper, 8 x 10 in.
- Date
- 1913 May 13
- 1913 May 1st [interior, actual date 1934]
- ca. 1970s (print)
- Container
- Box 27
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- 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: 618ns0222756-01bp.tif
- Scope and Contents
- Negative: "E Industrial Bank Opening" in ink on edge, emulsion side. Film edge marking, "Agfa Safety Film."
- Print: Caption on verso of print, with studio ink stamp. Ink copyright notice, "Scurlock Studio," on recto, lower right margin.
- 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-1562600449806-1562600449976-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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