Museum object · Photographs and Still Images
Indoor portrait of J.H. White at his desk
1950 - 1971
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A black-and-white photograph of J.H. White sitting at his desk. He is wearing glasses, a light suit, zig-zag patterned tie, a watch on his left hand and a ring on each hand. He is holding a pen upright over a stack of papers on the desk. The name plate on his desk reads "J.H.White/President" and there are numerous pictures scattered on top. Behind him is a coat rack with a clothes hander and a brimmed hat hanging with a striped curtain to the left.
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.137.6.38
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