Object Details
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Artist
- Freelon, Allan Randall, 1895-1960
- Porter, James A. (James Amos), 1905-1970
- Creator
- Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
- Subseries Creator
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Topic
- Drawing -- 20th century -- Photographs
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Artist
- Freelon, Allan Randall, 1895-1960
- Porter, James A. (James Amos), 1905-1970
- Creator
- Eastman Kodak Company (film manufacturer)
- Culture
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
- See more items in
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.5: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by job number
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.5: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by job number / Scurlock client negatives: P - Pyron / Porter Drawing
- 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., 5" x 7".)
- Condition
- Good condition.
- Date
- undated
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Copy photographs
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Copy photographs
- Photographs -- 1930-1960 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
- Scope and Contents
- Copy of drawing of a fisherman loading fish in a (presumably) icebox. No ink on negative. "Eastman Safety Kodak Film" edge imprint. Found in an envelope marked "Porter Drawings" and therefore attributed to Dr. James A. Porter. However, Ms. Coni Uzelac, daughter of Dr. Porter, suggests that it may be by Allan Freelon instead (e-mail message, 19 November 2008).
- Subseries Restrictions
- Collection is open for research. Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details. 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-1564591652322-1564591657895-1
