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Author Richard Wright sitting at typewriter and listening through an Ediphone to create a draft of his autobiography "Black Boy."

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

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Author Richard Wright sitting at typewriter and listening through an Ediphone to create a draft of his autobiography "Black Boy."
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Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1945 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Wright, Richard
Topics
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960
African American authors
African American novelists
Typewriting
Transcription
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Content: SC-CN-93-0978
Physical Description
Extent: 18 x 14 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16819138
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11527345
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 835246a0-c5f2-012f-cda1-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1945: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Author Richard Wright sitting at typewriter and listening through an Ediphone to create a draft of his autobiography "Black Boy."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/694517e1-70ab-c589-e040-e00a1806520a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Author Richard Wright sitting at typewriter and listening through an Ediphone to create a draft of his autobiography "Black Boy."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/694517e1-70ab-c589-e040-e00a1806520a

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1945). Author Richard Wright sitting at typewriter and listening through an Ediphone to create a draft of his autobiography "Black Boy." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/694517e1-70ab-c589-e040-e00a1806520a

Wikipedia Citation

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Author Richard Wright sitting at typewriter and listening through an Ediphone to create a draft of his autobiography "Black Boy."