- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Long, Alberta
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- 1945
- Medium
- ink on zinc
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
- Description
- A printing plate of Alberta Long used by the Chicago Defender. Long is featured from the chest up and looks toward the camera. She is wearing a top that has a bow tied at the neck and has a flower in her hair. There is text inscribed in the lower half of the plate. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Alberta Long / Woman's].
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Topic
- Black Press
- Business
- Mass media
- Social life and customs
- Technology
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




