Printing plate of Claire Margaret Jones

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Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Jones, Claire Margaret
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 Claire Margaret Jones from used by the Chicago Defender. She is featured from the chest up and looks towards the camera with a smile. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Claire Margaret Jones / Women's Page].
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making
Type
printing plates
portraits
Topic
Black Press
Business
Mass media
Technology
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Object number
2012.18.5.34
Restrictions & Rights
© Chicago Defender Publishing Company
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b570f842-a2d1-4a93-80fd-dea67e05d182

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