H.U. Howard University Orchestra Concert Louia Jones from envelope acetate film photonegative,
- General
- From NUS carton 103.
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Creator
- Ansco (film manufacturer)
- Names
- Howard University -- 1940-1950
- Jones, Louia Vaughn, 1895-1965
- Subseries Creator
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Custom Craft
- Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
- Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs
- Topic
- African American universities and colleges -- 1940-1950
- Orchestra
- Musicians -- 1930-1950
- African American musicians
- Orchestras -- 1940-1950
- Photographer
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Creator
- Ansco (film manufacturer)
- Culture
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
- See more items in
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives
- Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin Negatives / 4.1: Black-and-White Silver Gelatin negatives
- 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.
- Biographical / Historical
- Louia V. Jones was a New England Conservatory-trained violinist. He was assistant band leader and soloist in Will Vodery's 807th Pioneer Infantry band during World War I, which also included Opal Cooper as Drum Major. Jones later played with Opal Cooper in the International Five [from Flickr].
- Extent
- 1 Item
- Medium
- Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet, 4" x 5".
- Condition
- Fingerprints.
- Date
- Mar. 1949
- 1949
- Container
- Box 56
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Subseries Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- 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.
- Scan
- Scan: 618ns0242877hu.tif
- Genre/Form
- Photographs -- 1940-1950 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
- Scope and Contents
- No caption on negative. Jones conducting orchastra on chapel stage.
- 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.
