Marian Anderson recital at Lincoln Memorial (series), #148 : cellulose acetate photonegative,
Object Details
- Photographer
- Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
- Creator
- Agfa (Firm)
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- Scope and Contents
- No ink on negative. Marian Anderson, dressed for travel with a fox stole, standing beside a train in Union Station. Porters and other travellers in background. Agfa Safety Film edge imprint. No Scurlock number.
- Date
- April 9, 1939
- Extent
- 1 Item (Silver gelatin on cellulose acetate film sheet., 4-1/4" x 3-1/4"..)
- Type
- Archival materials
- Photographs
- Topic
- Concerts
- Civil rights
- African American singers -- 1930-1940
- Railroad stations -- United States
- Place
- Washington (D.C.) -- African Americans
- Culture
- African Americans -- Washington (D.C.)
- 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.
- Subseries Citation
- Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
- General
- In a lecture at George Washington University, 10/19/01, Jeff Fearing attributed the Anderson documentation to Robert Scurlock, and Vivian Scurlock corroborated this on 6/26/02.
- Negative box C. Contact print on 3-image proof print, 8 x 10", in box 81.
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