- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Barker, Velma, Canadian, 1925 - 2016
- Used by
- The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Date
- ca. 1950
- 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 Velma Weeks used by the Chicago Defender. Weeks, an early childhood education activist, is featured from the chest up. She is looking towards the camera smiling and wears a light-colored top and pearls. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Velma Weeks].
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- printing plates
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Object number
- 2012.18.5.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




