Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Extent:
1 Item
Container:
Box 4
Culture:
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs
Date:
[undated]
Scope and Contents:
Job Number: 24412
Ink on negative edge: "24412 Robert Murray 6--theatrical". Manufacturer's edge imprint: Eastman--Safety--Kodak.
General:
From negative Box B.
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:
Theater -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.) Search this
Portraits, Group -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.). Search this
Photographs -- 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.
Portions of soundtracks from race films which were shown in segregated theaters from 1920s-1940s. Dialogue and music from The Exile (1931), and music from the slient film, The Flying Ace (1926). Narrator provides introduction to The Flying Ace.
Film sound clips. Poor sound quality. Part of ACM Museum Events, PR, and Ceremonies Recordings. Dated 19850906.
Collection Restrictions:
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Some items are not accessible due to obsolete format and playback machinery restrictions. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
