Mr. John Rhine's Home, 1938 interior of master bedroom : cellulose acetate photonegative

Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Names
Rhine, John
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.) -- African Americans
Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940 -- Photographs
Topic
Architecture, Domestic
Homes -- Washington (D.C.)
Buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940.
Interiors -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1940.
Bedrooms
beds
Tobacco pipes
Photographer
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
Creator
Defender (film manufacturer)
Culture
African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
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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.
Extent
1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 8" x 10".)
Condition
Poor; discoloration, warping, channeling.
Date
1938
Container
Box 101
Archival Repository
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Retouching
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 Number: AC0618.004.0001388.tif
Genre/Form
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Retouching -- Pencil
Scope and Contents
Interior of a bedroom with one four-poster double bed. To the left of the bed is a dressing table with a stool. There is a bedside table to the right of the bed with a pipe on it and another piece of furniture on the right wall, possibly a chest of drawers. On the left wall are two windows with drapes and between them is a chair. The floors are polished floorboards with a rug. No ink on negative, no Scurlock number. Ink on envelope: caption. "DEFENDER SAFETY BASE" edge imprint. Pencil retouching.
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.