Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number
name: label: Creator
content: Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
label: Creator
content: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
label: Creator
content: Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
label: Creator
content: Custom Craft
label: Creator
content: Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
label: Names
content: Howard University -- 20th century
label: Names
content: DuBois, W.E.B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
label: Names
content: Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915
place: label: Place
content: Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
label: Place
content: Shaw (Washington, D.C.)
label: Place
content: Washington (D.C.) -- Small business -- 20th century
topic: label: Topic
content: Commercial photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C)
label: Topic
content: African Americans -- History -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: African American photographers
label: Topic
content: Segregation
label: Topic
content: Portraits -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Politicians -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Photography -- 20th century -- Washington (D.C.)
label: Topic
content: African American entertainers -- 20th century
creator: label: Creator
content: Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
label: Creator
content: Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
label: Creator
content: Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
label: Creator
content: Custom Craft
label: Creator
content: Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
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content: Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number
abstract: label: Summary
content: Black and white gelatin negatives is mainly of individuals, and some family and group portraits.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, D.C. from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). More...
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 320 Boxes
label: Extent
content: The materials in the subseries are black and white silver gelatin negatives.
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1931-1971
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0618.S04.02
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Studio portraits
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Dye transfer process
label: Type
content: Color separation negatives
label: Type
content: Matrices, color separation
arrangement: label: Arrangement note
content: The negatives are arranged by job number and document the orders placed by clients at the Scurlock Studio.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Studio portraits
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Dye transfer process
label: Genre/Form
content: Color separation negatives
label: Genre/Form
content: Matrices, color separation
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The vast majority of the negatives are individual portrait sittings but there are some family and group portraits. The box numbers in the finding aid are the old freezer box numbers and are not reflective of the physical number of boxes; when the negatives were rehoused, the physical number of boxes were reduced and the old freezer box numbers were retained in combination on boxes. The beginning and end of a freezer box is demarcated by blue dividers inside the new boxes.
relatedmaterial: label: Forms Part Of
content: Subseries 4.2 forms part of Series 4, within the Scurlock Studio Records  group.

Scurlock Studio Records

Series 1: Black and White Photographs

Series 2: Color Photographs

Series 3: Framed Prints

Series 4: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives

Series 5: Color Negatives

Series 6: Color Transparencies, Slides, and Other Formats

Series 7: Black-and-White Color Separation Negatives and Matrices

Series 8: Scurlock Studio Business Records

Series 9: Custom Craft Business Records

Series 10: Capitol School of Photography

Series 11: Washington Stock

Series 12: Background Materials and Publications