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Duke Ellington celebrates 25th anniversary in show business, c. 1952

Photograph by:
Steve Jackson Jr., 1923 - 1999  Search this
Subject of:
Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Jimbo's Bop City, American, 1950 - 1965  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1952
Topic:
African American  Search this
Bebop (Music)  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mary E. Jackson, Posthumously and Linda A. Jackson
Object number:
2016.117.8
Restrictions & Rights:
© Linda A. Jackson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5afcf7d55-5d8f-41ce-9c23-0879a36c29ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.117.8
Online Media:

WASECA – BARBADOS ISLAND STORY: AT THE END OF A HARD DAY’S WORK

Title:
Photographic print of three migrant workers, smoking
Photograph by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Unidentified Man or Men  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (sheet): 7 7/8 × 9 3/4 in. (20 × 24.8 cm)
H x W (image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.3 × 24.1 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
Place depicted:
Waseca County, Minnesota, United States, North and Central America
Barbados, Caribbean, North and Central America
Date:
1945-1950s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Labor  Search this
Migrations  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2018.17.10.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c4fc6468-c00a-4580-b3d1-86391042d7fb
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2018.17.10.7
Online Media:

Aaron Siskind

Artist:
Morris Engel, 1918 - 5 Mar 2005  Search this
Sitter:
Aaron Siskind, 4 Dec 1903 - 8 Feb 1991  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
image: 18.8cm x 23.9cm (7 3/8" x 9 7/16"), Accurate
sheet: 20.2cm x 25.3cm (7 15/16" x 9 15/16"), Accurate
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1947
Topic:
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Artwork\Painting  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Male  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher\English  Search this
Aaron Siskind: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Photography  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.93.7
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Morris Engel
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4638349e0-6c35-44f9-b51c-c8f8f5837828
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.7

Ashtray Set

Physical Description:
aluminum (ashtrays material)
brass (cigarette rests; spindle; base material)
steel (hardware material)
paperboard (container material)
ink (container material)
anodized (ashtrays production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall, box: 3 7/8 in x 3 7/8 in; 9.8425 cm x 9.8425 cm
Object Name:
set, ashtray
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Springfield
Date made:
ca 1940 - 1950
1950 - 1960
Patent date:
1936-07-28
Subject:
Tobacco Use  Search this
Smoking  Search this
Packaging  Search this
Patented  Search this
Credit Line:
Anonymous
ID Number:
1988.0113.3
Accession number:
1988.0113
Catalog number:
1988.0113.3
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-fe36-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_324294
Online Media:

Ashtray with Simón Bolívar Portrait

Medium:
silver
Dimensions:
H x diam.: 5 × 13.3 cm (1 15/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
Type:
metalwork
Decorative Arts
ashtray
Object Name:
ashtray
Made in:
Venezuela
Date:
ca. 1945
Credit Line:
Gift of International Business Machines Corp.
Accession Number:
1969-8-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq46137d05c-be2f-4213-8474-e3799e883b77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1969-8-1

Christopher Darlington Morley

Artist:
Lotte Jacobi, 17 Aug 1896 - 6 May 1990  Search this
Sitter:
Christopher Darlington Morley, 5 May 1890 - 28 Mar 1957  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 28.7 × 22.9 cm (11 5/16 × 9")
Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1949
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Male  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Literature\Writer\Poet  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Journalism and Media\Journalist\Columnist  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Christopher Darlington Morley: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.87.65
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Lotte Jacobi Archive/University of New Hampshire
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45968987e-1ff1-4849-b35a-a71db8584038
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.87.65

Cigarette Case

Designer:
Eva Zeisel, American, born Hungary, 1906–2011  Search this
Medium:
Graphite on vellum
Dimensions:
35.2 x 41.7 cm (13 7/8 x 16 7/16 in)
Type:
industrial design
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
New York, New York, USA
Date:
1940–50
Credit Line:
Gift of Eva Zeisel
Accession Number:
1993-11-45
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
Data Source:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq431385961-a565-4ff5-84c0-b66f1a68f338
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1993-11-45
Online Media:

Cigarette holder

Culture/People:
Iñupiaq  Search this
Previous owner:
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-  Search this
Object Name:
Cigarette holder
Media/Materials:
Ivory, paint
Techniques:
Carved, polished, painted
Dimensions:
10.1 x 1.4 x 1.4 cm
Object Type:
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Place:
Little Diomede Island; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago:
Bering Sea Islands
Island Name:
Little Diomede Island
Date created:
circa 1945
Catalog Number:
25/6601
Barcode:
256601.000
See related items:
Iñupiaq
Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6598f522d-177b-4c12-9051-0dba9a15df21
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_272484
Online Media:

Clifford Hodges

Photographer:
Jackson, Frank R., 1908-2007  Search this
Collection Creator:
Jackson, Frank R., 1908-2007  Search this
Container:
Box 1, Folder 12
Culture:
African American Culture  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Anacostia (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1940-1950
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
Topic:
Portaits -- African American men  Search this
African American military personnel  Search this
Military uniforms -- 1940-1950  Search this
Cigarettes  Search this
Collection Citation:
Frank R. Jackson papers, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Carole Hyman.
See more items in:
Frank R. Jackson papers
Frank R. Jackson papers / Series 1: Photographs / Studio Portraits / Hodges Family
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa728e92772-0552-46f0-ae73-0d33e26e38af
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-068-ref610

Edward Darnell

Artist:
Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Edward Darnell  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.7cm x 13.8cm (3 7/16" x 5 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1945
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Postcard  Search this
Edward Darnell: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.95.358
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Carl Van Vechten
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm484aada45-a231-4cab-9594-84f54f909a9c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.95.358

Edward Darnell

Artist:
Carl Van Vechten, 17 Jun 1880 - 21 Dec 1964  Search this
Sitter:
Edward Darnell  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.8cm x 13.8cm (3 7/16" x 5 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1945
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Postcard  Search this
Edward Darnell: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.95.359
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© Estate of Carl Van Vechten
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm498fb0506-3c08-4ba3-9474-633747e38466
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.95.359

Eliot Candee Clark

Artist:
Samuel Edmund Oppenheim, 1901 - 1992  Search this
Sitter:
Eliot Candee Clark, 1883 - 1980  Search this
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
106.5cm x 76.3cm (41 15/16" x 30 1/16"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1940-50
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief  Search this
Artwork\Painting\Landscape  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Eliot Candee Clark: Visual Arts\Artist  Search this
Eliot Candee Clark: Male  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Academy of Design
Object number:
1792-P-2411
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4aa6ad156-bef5-4c43-8f3c-0c6bda686e02
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_1792-P-2411

Hallye M. Cornelius and Glendora Horne Collection of Cigarette Packages

Creator:
Cornelius, Hallye Mercer  Search this
Horne, Glendora  Search this
Extent:
0.12 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Ephemera
Labels
Packaging
Date:
1945.
Summary:
Seventy-three (73) cigarette pack labels from the World War II years. The manufacturers include American, British, Chinese, and Japanese tobacco companies.
Scope and Contents note:
The collection consists of seventy –three cigarette pack labels from the World War II years. Manufacturers include America, British, Chinese, and Japanese tobacco companies. The cigarette pack labels are listed alphabetically by brand name in the container list. If available, the tobacco company name and geographic location, are provided.
Arrangement:
1 series.
Biographical/Historical note:
Donors were ephemera collectors.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Glendora Horne on November 7, 2002.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Tobacco -- 20th century  Search this
Packaging -- 20th century  Search this
Cigarettes -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Ephemera -- 1940-1950
Labels
Packaging
Citation:
Hallye M. Cornelius and Glendora Horne Collection of Cigarette Packages, 1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0826
See more items in:
Hallye M. Cornelius and Glendora Horne Collection of Cigarette Packages
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83fffcc96-8a6e-47ef-8912-4875f0f26418
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0826
Online Media:

Harry Sinclair Lewis

Artist:
Leonebel Jacobs, 1884 - 1967  Search this
Sitter:
Sinclair Lewis, 7 Feb 1885 - 10 Jan 1951  Search this
Medium:
Pastel on paper
Dimensions:
48.4 x 38.3cm (19 1/16 x 15 1/16")
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1940-50
Topic:
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Sinclair Lewis: Male  Search this
Sinclair Lewis: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
Sinclair Lewis: Literature\Writer\Satirist  Search this
Sinclair Lewis: Nobel Prize  Search this
Sinclair Lewis: Pulitzer Prize  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: American Academy of Arts and Letters
Object number:
NY220104
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm463797d30-5f26-4d4f-9fc2-55ec8872b8a6
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY220104

Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg

Artist:
George Tames, 1919 - 1994  Search this
Sitter:
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg, 24 Jan 1899 - 2 Apr 1954  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 34cm x 26.4cm (13 3/8" x 10 3/8")
Mount: 50.7cm x 40.5cm (19 15/16" x 15 15/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1948
Topic:
Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Interior\Office  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Ring\Wedding Band  Search this
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg: Male  Search this
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg: Military and Intelligence\Intelligence agent\CIA director  Search this
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg: Military and Intelligence\Air Force\Officer  Search this
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg: Military and Intelligence\Air Force\Officer\General  Search this
Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg: Military and Intelligence\Air Force\Officer\Joint Chiefs of Staff  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames
Object number:
NPG.94.235
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Copyright:
© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm490f99d25-ceff-46be-9dee-85967f161480
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.94.235

Joseph E. Shaefer

Artist:
Joseph Cummings Chase, 5 May 1878 - 15 Jan 1965  Search this
Sitter:
Joseph E. Shaefer, 1918 - 1987  Search this
Medium:
Oil on Masonite
Dimensions:
61.2cm x 45.7cm (24 1/8" x 18"), Accurate
Type:
Painting
Date:
c. 1945
Topic:
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Helmet  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Jewelry\Watch\Wrist watch  Search this
Joseph E. Shaefer: Male  Search this
Joseph E. Shaefer: Military and Intelligence\Army\Soldier  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
166217/47015
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4b055b2a1-0511-4154-a3cb-b3b87b6ca93c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_166217_47015

Killing Time is Killing Men.

Artist:
Brown, Reynold  Search this
Collection Creator:
Princeton University  Search this
Extent:
1 Poster (1/8 size; Multi-color, 30.5 x 24 cm)
Container:
Box 27, Folder 8
Type:
Archival materials
Posters
Place:
United States
Image:
Main Image: Dead U.S. soldier face down on ground with a male worker behind him sitting down and smoking a cigarette
Local numbers:
Princeton Poster# 7039
General:
Artist(s): ? Brown [?]
Printing Info:
Property of Princeton [...] Received MAY 3 1943
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Copyright status of items varies. Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
War production  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Laziness  Search this
Efficiency  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters -- United States  Search this
Cigarettes -- 1940-1950  Search this
Genre/Form:
Posters
Posters -- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
Collection Citation:
Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Princeton University Poster Collection
Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / United States
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d890247b-d7bc-45c3-a3d6-3fef3319088d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0433-ref14776

Lend an Ear

Artist:
Don Freeman, 1908 - 1978  Search this
Sitter:
William John Joseph Eythe, 1918 - 1957  Search this
George Hall, 1917 - 22 Oct 2002  Search this
Carol Channing, 31 Jan 1921 - 15 Jan 2019  Search this
Anne Renee Anderson, 9 Jul 1914 - 15 Jun 2009  Search this
Medium:
India ink and crayon on paper
Dimensions:
Image: 26 × 42 cm (10 1/4 × 16 9/16")
Sheet: 36.3 × 48.2 cm (14 5/16 × 19")
Type:
Drawing
Date:
c. 1948
Topic:
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Equipment\Smoking Implements\Cigarette  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Feather  Search this
Human Figures\Dancer  Search this
William John Joseph Eythe: Male  Search this
William John Joseph Eythe: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
George Hall: Male  Search this
George Hall: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
George Hall: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie actor  Search this
George Hall: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Television actor  Search this
Carol Channing: Female  Search this
Carol Channing: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor  Search this
Carol Channing: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Anne Renee Anderson: Female  Search this
Anne Renee Anderson: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Stage actor  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Lydia Freeman
Object number:
S/NPG.86.95
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4817fc0d5-4488-4929-9c4c-bfeeb50c47ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.86.95

Marlboro, for women

Collection Collector:
Jackler, Robert K.  Search this
Container:
Box 33, Folder 24
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1940s-1950s
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Marilyn E. Jackler Memorial Collection of Tobacco Advertisements circa 1890-2013, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Marilyn E. Jackler Memorial Collection of Tobacco Advertisements
Marilyn E. Jackler Memorial Collection of Tobacco Advertisements / Series 1: Cigarette Advertisements / 1.1: Magazine Advertisements
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85578fe59-66d7-4c66-a4b3-361143f29d37
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1224-ref1166

Miss Freddie Washington, No. 39 [holding cigarette, close-up half-length view : acetate film photonegative and 1 contact print]

Photographer:
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this
Creator:
Defender (film manufacturer)  Search this
Names:
Washington, Fredi (Fredericka Carolyn)  Search this
Subseries Creator:
Custom Craft  Search this
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this
Extent:
2 Items
Type:
Archival materials
Contact prints
Studio portraits
Photographs
Date:
[ca. 1930-1940.]
Scope and Contents:
Informal portrait in studio, with contact print proof; variant on 618.224486. Negative edge imprint: "Defender Safety Film." Negative marked on edge, "30807 Miss Freddie Washington 25...[?] 5 x 7". Print is marked on verso: "Freddie Washington, actress / starred in movie "Imitation of Life" w/Louise Beavers". Signed in negative, "Scurlock / Wash. D.C.", lower left.
Biographical / Historical:
This portrait session with the actress was one of Robert Scurlock's earliest major photographic projects.
General:
Print in Box 81. Originally in Box A.
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:
African American actresses  Search this
Genre/Form:
Contact prints -- 1950-2000
Studio portraits
Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
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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: W - Wynter / Washington, Freddie
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep803a7128d-acf8-43db-bb82-df038f825a32
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-05-ref82679

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