Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Martin, Harold
Used by
The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
Date
1943
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 Harold Martin used by the Chicago Defender. Martin is featured sitting behind his post exchanged officer desk at Tuskegee. He is dressed in his military uniform and is show from the waist up. He looks straight at the camera. There are framed photographs on the wall behind him. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Captain Harold Martin / Short].
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Photographs and Still Images
Type
printing plates
portraits
Topic
Black Press
Business
Mass media
Military
Technology
Tuskegee Airmen
World War II
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Object number
2012.18.5.31
Restrictions & Rights
© Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0eae2aa-ae32-4b9a-9b8d-39a4b4a590fc

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