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Catalog Data

Photographer:
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Names:
Club Prudhom  Search this
Club Prudhom orchestra  Search this
Calloway, Elmer  Search this
Subseries Creator:
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this
Custom Craft  Search this
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Container:
Box 14, Folder 46
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Banquet camera photographs
Photographs
Date:
undated
Scope and Contents:
Scan Number: 618ns0177470pg.tif
The man standing in the center holding a cigarette and holder is thought to be Elmer Calloway, leader of the Club Prudhom orchestra and brother of Cab Calloway. Ink on negative: "Scurlock Photo". No manufacturer's mark on film edge.
General:
No labeled temporary storage box.
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.
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:
Bands (Music)  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
African American musicians  Search this
Nightclubs  Search this
Musicians -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Banquet camera photographs -- 1930-1940
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- 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 4.12: Banquet Negatives
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.12: Banquet Negatives / 4.12: Banquet Negatives
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep817194d82-0e51-44cf-83c5-d5151b084173
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-12-ref845