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Langston Hughes as a young man

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

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Title
Langston Hughes as a young man
Names
Allen, James L. (James Latimer), 1907-1977 (Photographer)
Collection

Portrait collection

Langston Hughes portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1920 - 1940 (Questionable)
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: 18 x 13 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11487320
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 04973200-c5f2-012f-661c-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1907: Creator Born
  • 1920: Created (Approximate)
  • 1977: Creator Died
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Langston Hughes as a young man" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1920 - 1940. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a357bc4-35b7-57fc-e040-e00a18067986

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Langston Hughes as a young man" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a357bc4-35b7-57fc-e040-e00a18067986

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1920 - 1940). Langston Hughes as a young man Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6a357bc4-35b7-57fc-e040-e00a18067986

Wikipedia Citation

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Langston Hughes as a young man