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Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955.

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Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955.

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Title
Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955.
Names
Blackstone Studios (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Portrait collection

Walter White portrait collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1955
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo White, Walter
Topics
White, Walter, 1893-1955
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -- Presidents
Civil rights workers -- United States
African American authors
Offices -- New York (State) -- New York (N.Y.)
White, Walter Francis, 1893-1955
Civil rights leaders
African American civil rights workers
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: Image used to promote White's book "How Far the Promised Land?" that was published by Viking Press in 1955.
Biographical/historical: Blackstone Studios (New York, N.Y.): New York City-based photography studio, active 1930s-1950s
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 18 x 13 cm ; black and white
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527296
Photo Order: 49794
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0f15d5b0-591f-0130-9931-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1955: Issued
  • 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. "Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1955. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bad7550-59bc-0130-1422-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 24, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bad7550-59bc-0130-1422-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1955). Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9bad7550-59bc-0130-1422-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Portrait of Walter F. White, Executive Secretary of the NAACP and author of "How Far the Promised Land?" published in 1955.