- Photograph by
- Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
- Subject of
- Dr. White, James Herbert, American, 1903 - 1974
- Mississippi Valley State University, American, founded 1950
- Date
- 1950 - 1971
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Description
- 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.
- Place made
- Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place collected
- Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
- Object number
- 2012.137.6.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




