Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1951-1964 (predominant: 1951-1960) (Creation)
Extent
1,753 negatives in 704 groups
Name of creator
Administrative history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Black-and-white, large format negatives, mainly studio portraits, with some images shot on location. Includes views of adults, children, students (usually for yearbooks), weddings, debutantes, bar mitzpahs, first communions, and so on. Schools and organizations located in Coral Gables, such as Coral Gables Senior High School, predominate. Negatives shot by Pilkington Studio photographers.
System of arrangement
Arranged by control number assigned by Pilkington Studio.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The collection is open for research, by appointment.
Physical access
Users will be required to wear cotton gloves when handling negatives. Gloves and a light box will be provided in the archives.
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Languages of the material
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Gift
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Contact prints made from some of the negatives are located in The South Florida Photograph Collection, series 2 (Biographical), folder Pilkington Studio.
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Related descriptions
Notes element
General note
Other Information
Accession: 1980-245
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Description control element
Rules or conventions
Sources used
Archivist's note
Finding Aid Authors: Rebecca A. Smith.
Archivist's note
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