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Photographer:
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Names:
Bethlehem Baptist Church (Gum Springs, Va.)  Search this
Subseries Creator:
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this
Custom Craft  Search this
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Container:
Box 75
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Virginia -- 20th century
Alexandria (Va.)
Gum Springs (Va.)
Date:
March 1955
Scope and Contents:
No ink on negative. A front-on view of a church in Gum Springs; sleeve reads "Rev. Chapmans [sic] Church." "Kodak -- Safety -- Film" edge imprint. Ident. as Bethlehem Baptist Church, "near 7836 Fordson Road, Alexandria, Virginia 22306 at the intersection of Fordson Road and Sherwood Hall Lane in Gum Springs" by Jay Bruder, 19 May 2016.
Biographical / Historical:
"Gum Springs is the oldest African American Community in Fairfax County, formally established in 1833. West Ford, a former slave, founded the community after being freed by George Washington. Located close to the Mount Vernon Estate,the community was a sanctuary for freedmen and runaways. Samuel Taylor, a runnaway slave established the first institution in Gum Springs, The Bethlehem Baptist church. Assisted by Quakers, the first school was established at Bethlehem. ...celebrate the triumph of this historic black community. Today, Gum Springs has more than 2,500 residents, up to 500 descended from the original families." (Wikipedia, http://www.virginia.org/listings/culturalheritage/gumspringshistoricalsocietyandmuseum/ )
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.
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.
Topic:
African diaspora  Search this
Church buildings  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1950-1960 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
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
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep839f2132b-182c-4ca1-90d0-b4688e5cba07
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-01-ref2508