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Photograph of Henry LeTang

mid 20th century

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

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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 silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Henry LeTang. LeTang is depicted from the waist up, seated. His proper right knee is raised and his proper right elbow is resting on it. His proper left shoulder is held slightly forward, his hands folded over each other, and his head is turned towards the viewer. He is wearing a medium toned suit, white collared shirt, and a dark, patterned tie. He has a metal watch on his proper left wrist, a bracelet on his proper right wrist, rings on his proper left pinkie finger and proper right ring finger, and he has a white pocket square in his proper left breast pocket. He is shown against a white gradient background.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2013.46.25.158

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