Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 1.5" x 9".)
Container:
Box 97
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
Date:
1981
Scope and Contents:
Film strip of six images from the opening of Hechinger Mall. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: "# 2". "KODAK SAFETY FILM 5063" and "6A - 7 - 7A - 8 - 8A - 9 - 9A - 10 - 10A - 11 - 11A - 12" edge imprint.
First frame: Mayor Marion Barry during a filmed interview outside Hechinger Mall. "6A - 7" section of edge imprint under this image.
Second frame: Close-up of Mayor Marion Barry during a filmed interview outside Hechinger Mall. " 7A - 8" section of edge imprint under this image.
Fourth frame: Clown holding a bunch of balloons standing outside Scotts beauty and barber supply in a strip of stores at Hechinger Mall. There are cars parked in front the stores. "9A - 10" section of edge imprint is under this image.
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.
Photographs -- 1980-1990 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
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.
