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Portrait of writer Langston Hughes with his typewriter

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Portrait of writer Langston Hughes with his typewriter
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Langston Hughes portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1952 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Hughes, Langston
Topics
African American poets
African American authors
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
African American intellectuals
Genres
Portraits
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 21 x 26 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487320
NYPL Exhibition ID: TL 20.01.SCH50
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 25.501.244
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 75cc35a0-bdb8-0131-be52-58d385a7bbd0
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1952: Created
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of writer Langston Hughes with his typewriter" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1952. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6daaf10-d3e7-0131-2342-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of writer Langston Hughes with his typewriter" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 25, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6daaf10-d3e7-0131-2342-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1952). Portrait of writer Langston Hughes with his typewriter Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a6daaf10-d3e7-0131-2342-58d385a7bbd0

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Portrait of writer Langston Hughes with his typewriter