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Langston Hughes as a young man

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Image ID

1699953


Item data

Title

Langston Hughes as a young man

Collection

Portrait collection
Langston Hughes portrait collection

Names

Allen, James L. (James Latimer), 1907-1977 (Photographer)

Date / Origin

Date Created: 1920 - 1940 (Questionable)

Library Location

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Hughes, Langston

Subjects

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.

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b16819138
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11487320
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 04973200-c5f2-012f-661c-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

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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://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04973200-c5f2-012f-661c-58d385a7bc34

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://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04973200-c5f2-012f-661c-58d385a7bc34

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 December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04973200-c5f2-012f-661c-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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