Photograph by
Planetary Photo, American
Subject of
Scurlock, Ellen Love, American
Scurlock, Robert S., American, 1917 - 1994
Cafe Zanzibar, American, 1943 - 1948
Date
August 16, 1946
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper , ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 5 1/16 × 7 in. (12.9 × 17.8 cm)
H x W (Cover (closed)): 6 1/4 × 8 9/16 in. (15.9 × 21.7 cm)
H x W (Cover (open)): 6 1/4 × 17 in. (15.9 × 43.2 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph (TA2014.306.4.3.3a) of Robert and Ellen Love Scurlock. The are pictured seated at a table at teh Cafe Zanzibar in New York, New York. Unidentified men sit at the tables on either side of the Scurlocks. The back of the photograph has a number written in pencil and a stamp of the date. The photograph is enclosed in a cover from Cafe Zanzibar (TA2014.306.4.3.3b). The cover has a animal print background and a drawing a woman dressed in a hula outfit sitting on a coconut. Text at the bottom right reads: [cafe ZANZIBAR]. The back of the cover has the address of the cafe and information about the photographer's studio.
Place depicted
Cafe Zanzibar, Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Scurlock Family Archive
Classification
Archival Collections
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Families
Nightlife
Photography
Social life and customs
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Scurlock family
Object number
TA2014.306.4.3.3ab
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f93ef107-12b6-4e1b-b251-e6368262ef20

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