Food - Overview
Part of a nation's history lies in what people eat. Artifacts at the Museum document the history of food in the United States from farm machinery to diet fads.
More than 1,300 pieces of stoneware and earthenware show how Americans have stored, prepared, and served food for centuries. Ovens, cookie cutters, kettles, aprons, and ice-cream-making machines are part of the collections, along with home canning jars and winemaking equipment. More than 1,000 objects recently came to the Museum when author and cooking show host Julia Child donated her entire kitchen, from appliances to cookbooks.
Advertising and business records of several food companies—such as Hills Brothers Coffee, Pepsi Cola, and Campbell's Soup—represent the commercial side of the subject
"Food - Overview" showing 15 items.
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Reception at Liberian Embassy, Oct[ober] 1963 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Posed group of men standing behind a table laid with food. One of the men wear traditional African dress. There is a cabinet and two windows with closed drapes behind them. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption and "2 of ea glossy". "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces with New Coccine
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1963
- October 1963
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Liberia Embassy (U.S.)
- Local number
- Box 618.04.109
- AC0618.004.0001644.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Retirement luncheon for Dr. Freeman, Feb[ruary] 1964 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Group of men seated and standing around a dining table. The table is laid with bowls of soup. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption, "1 glossy of ea, 3 dw of big group, 1 dw of small group" and "2 glass [?] transfer [?] Dr. Thomas". "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces with New Coccine
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1930
- 1960
- February 1964
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Freeman Dr
- Local number
- Box 618.04.110
- AC0618.004.0001675.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
H[oward] U[niversity] Girls Dorm[itory] Scenes [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Man standing at a kitchen sink washing greens. No ink on negative. "EASTMAN - SAFETY - ? 222" edge imprint
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1930
- 1960
- [n.d.]
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Howard University
- Local number
- Box 618.04.91
- AC0618.004.00008689.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Howard U[niversity] Home Economics Groups, Jan[uary] 1963 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Group of children seated at a table with a bowl of food in front of them. A woman sits with them. One girl is standing facing a storage unit. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption and "1 of ea glossy". "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1963
- January 1963
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Howard University
- Local number
- Box 618.04.108
- AC0618.004.0001538.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Howard U[niversity] Home Economics Groups, Jan[uary] 1963 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Group of children seated at a table with plates of food in front of them. A woman sits with them. Another girl sits at a seperate table. There are some dirty plates and bowls and a vase of flowers on a storage unit to the right. No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption and "1 of ea glossy". "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces with New Coccine
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1963
- January 1963
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Howard University
- Local number
- Box 618.04.108
- AC0618.004.0001539.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
H.U. [Howard University] Student Union bldg [building] shots, Feb[ruary] 1964 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Cafeteria with service counter and tables and chairs. There are men and women seated at tables and standing on either side of the counter. There is a mural of dancers on one wall. Several of the men are in military uniform. Above the service counter there is a menu with prices including, "Hot Dog 15", "Half Smoke 25", "Milk Shake 30" and "Cherry Smash 10-20". No ink on negative. Ink on envelope: caption and "1 - 5 x 7 ea. glossy". "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces with New Coccine
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1964
- February 1964
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Howard University
- Local number
- Box 618.04.110
- AC0618.004.0001684.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
1st Baptist Church of Georgetown [101st anniversary celebrations], Oct[ober] 1963 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Two men standing behind a dining table laid with food, a floral display and a cake. There is a banner across the doorway behind them which reads, "101st Annive[rsary]". Ink on negative: "2". Ink on envelope: caption and "1 glossy ea". "KODAK -- SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. No Scurlock number
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1963
- October 1963
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- First Baptist Church of Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)
- Local number
- Box 618.04.109
- AC0618.004.0001635.tif (scan number)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Mr. Robinson's Retirement Party (Principal of Terrell Jr. High School), Nov[ember] 1963 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Group of men and women seated at several round dining tables. Ink on negative: "3". Ink on envelope: caption, "1 glossy of each" and "dup order 12/18/63 as indicated". "KODAK - SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces with New Coccine
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1963
- November 1963
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Robinson Mr
- Terrell Junior High School
- Local number
- Box 618.04.110
- AC0618.004.0001691.tif (scan number)
- No Scurlock number
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Home Ec[onomics] Contest at H[oward] U[niversity], April 1960 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Four women in a kitchen, apparently a classroom. One woman is putting a round cake pan in an oven whilst another is taking items from a table which has packaged goods on it such as flour, eggs and sugar. The third woman is washing dishes in a sink and the fourth is holding a kettle on a burner on a second oven. There is a refrigerator in the kitchen and a periodic chart of the elements the wall. Ink on negative: "3". Ink on envelope: caption and "c/o Baker Pub. Relations". "KODAK -- SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces and arms with New Coccine. No Scurlock number
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1960
- April 1960
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Joseph Baker Associates
- Howard University
- Local number
- Box 618.04.100
- AC0618.004.0001473.tif (AC scan number)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
Home Ec[onomics] Contest at H[oward] U[niversity], April 1960 [cellulose acetate photonegative]
- Summary
- Four women each sit at a table laid with a meal. Another four women stand one beside each table. The seated women have a pen and paper, presumably for reporting on the prepared meals in the contest. There is a framed painting of a landscape on the wall. Ink on negative: "2". Ink on envelope: caption and "c/o Baker Pub. Relations". "KODAK -- SAFETY -- FILM" edge imprint. Retouching on faces and arms with New Coccine. No Scurlock number
- Cite as
- Scurlock Studio Records, ca. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Date
- 1960
- April 1960
- 1960-1970
- photographers
- Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
- film manufacturer
- Eastman Kodak Co
- Subject
- Joseph Baker Associates
- Howard University
- Local number
- Box 618.04.100
- AC0618.004.0001474.tif (scan number)
- Data Source
- Archives Center - NMAH
