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Classic Dancers of the Mabel Jones Studio [on stage, holding hoops : acetate film photonegative and paper print]

Catalog Data

Photographer:
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Names:
Mabel Jones Studio classic dancers  Search this
Jones, Mabel  Search this
Subseries Creator:
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994  Search this
Custom Craft  Search this
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964  Search this
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005  Search this
Extent:
2 Items
Container:
Box 10, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Panoramas
Banquet camera photographs
Photographs
Place:
Washington (D.C.) -- 1930-1950 -- Photographs
Date:
1931
[ca. 1931.]
Scope and Contents:
Scan Number: 618ns0177436-01pg.tif
"Classic Dancers of the Mabel Jones Studio -- Washington, D.C. / Scurlock, Photo" in ink on negative, right side. No manufacturer's mark on film edge. Print is much later than negative (ca. 160s-1970s?), probably made by Robert Scurlock.
General:
No labeled temporary storage box.
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details. 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:
Portraits, Group -- 1930-1940 -- Washington (D.C.).  Search this
Dancers -- 1930-1940  Search this
African American entertainers -- 1930-1950.  Search this
Dance studios -- 1930-1940  Search this
Genre/Form:
Panoramas
Banquet camera photographs -- 1930-1940
Photographs -- 1930-1940 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.12: Banquet Negatives
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.12: Banquet Negatives / 4.12: Banquet Negatives
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89affd90e-db90-42c4-b2be-bec872d3de08
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0618-s04-12-ref493