"This shed-type station with its prefabricated panels, pump island, and canopy prefigured many later gas station designs." Caption from reproduction in Chad Randall's article, below. The top of the station bears the Shell sign.
Local Numbers:
00071108.tif (AC Scan)
General:
In Box --, Folder --.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use.
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Extent:
11 Items (Silver gelatin on fiber-based paper, 8" x 10"; Silver gelatin on resin-coated paper, 8" x 10"; Silver gelatin on fiber-based paper, 11" x 14" .)
Washington waterfront (Anacostia?), showing three figures and boats. One woman sits in a boat while another, wearing a long dress, holds the rope; a man wearing a cap walks toward them. Unframed prints in box 49.
Arrangement:
8 x 10" prints: In Box 1.1.B6 (originally Box 34).
General:
Staff note: No. 1998.3003.10 assigned to print used in exhibition.
Exhibitions Note:
Exhibited in "The Historic Photographs of Addison N. Scurlock" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 19-Aug. 29, 1976. (Catalog published.)
Print exhibited in "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise" held in NMAAHC Gallery, NMAH, January 30-November 15, 2009; image reproduced in exhibit's companion book.
Series 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.
Series 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.
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.
Contains photomechanical reproduction of an elephant-drawn wagon with mahouts moving a drawing-room grand piano. Louise Smith was wife of Colonel Stanley Smith.
Arrangement:
In Series ?, Box 181 (Book 354-5), Folder 2.
Local Numbers:
AC0059-0000050 (AC Scan)
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Physical Access: Researchers must use microfilm copy. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audiovisual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.
Technical Access: Viewing the film portion of the collection without reference copies requires special appointment, please inquire; listening to audio discs requires special arrangement. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.
Collection Rights:
Publication and production quality duplication is restricted due to complex copyright, publicity rights, and right to privacy issues. Potential users must receive written permission from appropriate rights holders prior to obtaining high quality copies. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3-3/8 x 6-7/8 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Saint Louis (Mo.) -- 1900-1910
Missouri -- 1900-1910
Date:
1904
Scope and Contents:
Front depicts image and verso contains text.
Local Numbers:
AC0519.0000016.tif (AC Scan, Front)
AC0519.0000020.tif (AC Scan, Verso)
Exhibitions Note:
Shown in Archives Center display, "'Meet Me in St. Louis'--A Year Late: Remembering the Louisiana Purchase at the 1904 World's Fair," 2003.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but two oversize folders are 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:
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.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3-3/8 x 6-7/8 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Photographs
Place:
Saint Louis (Mo.) -- 1900-1910
Missouri -- 1900-1910
Date:
1904
Scope and Contents:
Colorized stereograph with text on back.
Local Numbers:
AC0519.0000036.tif (AC Scan)
Exhibitions Note:
Shown in Archives Center display, "'Meet Me in St. Louis'--A Year Late: Remembering the Louisiana Purchase at the 1904 World's Fair," 2003.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but two oversize folders are 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:
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.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3.6" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Date:
1904
Scope and Contents:
Ferris wheel at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1904.
Local Numbers:
AC0519.0000016.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
Zim, Larry (Larry Zimmerman), 1931-1987 Search this
Extent:
1 Item (3.6" x 7".)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Date:
1904
Scope and Contents:
Gondola at the Louisiana Purchase Fair in St. Louis, Missouri; photographer unidentified.
Local Numbers:
AC0519-0000035.tif (AC Scan)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, unmounted., 3.5" x 5.4")
Container:
Box 9, Item 168
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Place:
Benham Ky. -- Photographs -- 1900-1910
Date:
1913
Scope and Contents:
Postcard bears image of bandstand, Benham, Ky. Postmarked 1913. Message on verso from "Sis Mollie" to Clara B. Hoey, Louisa, Ky.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000010 (AC scan no.)
87-14224 (OPPS Neg.)
91-2452 (OPPS Neg.)
Collection Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.
Rights:
OPPS Neg. 91-2452, message side; OPPS Neg. 87-14224, image side. Copyright expired; public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center and S.I. Office of Printing and Photographic Services.
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper,, 3-1/2" x 5-5/8".)
Container:
Box 10, Item 1.7.730
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Postcards
Picture postcards
Date:
Circa 1910
Scope and Contents:
Image 3" x 4-5/8". Photographic postcard showing a brass band in formation (marching?), playing at the Six Counties Firemen Convention, in an unidentified American city. No message or maker identification on verso.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000002 (AC Scan)
87-14075 (OIPP Neg. No.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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.
"Rotary Photo E.C." at bottom. Sousa wears uniform with three medals.
Local Numbers:
AC0253-0000020 (AC scan no.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection Rights:
Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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.
Model of the [Edison Electric Co.] Pearl Street Station exhibited at St. Louis [caption under image: black & white photoprint]
Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (5.0" x 7.9")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
Circa 1905
Scope and Contents:
Scale model of the 1882 station exhibited at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904.
Arrangement:
Series ?, box 23. folder 1.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000009 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
[American Institution of Electrical Engineers Annual Dinner, black & white photoprint]
Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Silver gelatin on paper, 10.4" x 13.5")
Container:
Box 97, Folder ?
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
February 11, 1904
Scope and Contents:
View of dinners from above. Hall decorated with swags of electric lights.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000015 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
[Edison with voice recording machine and large globe, black & white photoprint]
Collector:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Names:
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 Search this
Collection Creator:
Hammer, William J. (William Joseph), 1858-1934 (electrical engineer) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (10.4" x 13.5")
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1907
Scope and Contents:
Photograph by Pach Bros. in New York.
Arrangement:
Series 4, box 97a. folder ?.
Local Numbers:
AC0069-0000016 (AC scan number)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
Two-story clapboard house in the background. Photographer unidentified. Possibly a copy print.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 1, folder 5.
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000001.tif (AC Scan No.)
88-14177 (OIPP Neg.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
Above identification from Alixa Naff, but Lauren Shive has identified the subject as her great-great-grandmother Layyah Alkazin Barakat, saying that Sultana Alkazin was Barakat's sister-in-law. An almost identical portrait from the same sitting was reproduced in Layyah Alkazin Barakat's book, "A Message from Mount Lebanon," 1912, before p. 143.
Arrangement:
Series 12, box 1, folder 3
Local Numbers:
AC0078-0000003 (AC Scan No.)
90-4352 (OIPP Neg.)
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
Unrestricted research use on site by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
Unrestricted research access by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.
Collection 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.
