- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- 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 used by the Chicago Defender. The image on the front of the plate is not visible. There is a lot of corrosion on both the front and back of the plate. There are numbers written in black ink at the top and bottom center of the back of the plate. The numbers on the top are illegible. The numbers on the bottom center are crossed out but reads [512].
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- 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
- 2012.18.5.64
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




