Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Scurlock, Robert S., American, 1916 - 1994
Date
1952-1975; printed later
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 4 11/16 × 3 3/16 in. (11.9 × 8.1 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 5 × 3 9/16 in. (12.7 × 9 cm)
Description
A color photograph of Custom Craft Studio owned by Robert Scurlock. The photograph depicts the exterior of the store from the street. The front of the store has a large oval shaped, black and white sign that reads: [Custom Craft / Studios]. Below that sign, is a rectangular sign that reads: [Photography in Color]. The front of the store has a large glass display window. An image on a gold easel is in the display window in front of curtains. The back of the photograph has a Kodak watermark.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Scurlock Family Archive
Classification
Archival Collections
Photographs and Still Images
Type
chromogenic color prints
Topic
Black Enterprise
Business
Local and regional
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Scurlock family
Object number
TA2014.306.3.12
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dd9eff39-1f6d-4f36-b7af-fdaf62271b94

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