Stump or Stumpy? Stumpie? and Stello man and woman, male figure seated acetate (or nitrate?) film photonegative

Object Details

General note: Notes: In nitrate box
General: See also framed print from negative in collection, 1998.0011.; From negative box D, now in Freezer Box 34.

Photographer: Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Names: Hartman, Eddie
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

Topic: Minstrel shows -- 1900-1960; Blackface entertainers; Vaudeville -- 1930-1940; Portraits -- Men -- 1930-1940; African American entertainers -- 1930-1950.; Dancers

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.

Medium: Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 8" x 10".
Condition: Black tape on 3 edges. Slight curvature, discoloration on edges. Retouched in face areas. Film may be nitrate.

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: Retouching -- Pencil; Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Nitrate -- 19th-20th century; Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents: Job Number: 18790; Male is in blackface, possibly Eddie Hartman. However, in a March 30, 2012 interview with Dr. Harold Corwin, who played "Stumpy" from 1938, curator David Haberstich was told that the male was neither Hartman nor Corwin. Possibly the Stump or Stumpy shown here was part of a Washington act inspired by the Stump and Stumpy of New York. Corwin furrther stated that he had no knowledge of a Stello or Stella in this connection. Title in ink on base side at top edge. No maker's edge imprint. Numbers on original envelope, A206 and 155. Faces retouched. In a

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.