Howard-Lincoln football game at Griffith Stadium, November 1948 cellulose acetate photonegative

Object Details

Photographer: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator: Ansco (film manufacturer)
Names: Griffith Stadium (Washington, D.C.); Howard University -- Football; Lincoln University (Pa.)
Subseries Creator: Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994; Custom Craft; Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964; Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005; Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)

Topic: African American football players; African American college athletes; Stadiums; Football -- Howard University

See more items in: Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client; Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.6: Black and white negatives in cold storage arranged by client / 4.6.1: Black and White Negatives Part 1

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.

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 -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Scope and Contents: Subject/Sitter: Howard-Lincoln football game at Griffith Stadium; Player running with the ball being pursued by opponent. A crowd is watching from the sideline. Scoreboard reads, "The Evening Star Lincoln 12 Howard 12 Down - 1 Quarter 4 Yards to 50 - 15". The right quater of the negative is not exposed. No ink on negative. "ANSCO SUPREME PAN" edge imprint. No Scurlock number.

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.