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
Topic
Black Press
Business
Mass media
Technology
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Object number
2012.18.5.64
Restrictions & Rights
© Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd516297169-73fd-421e-b07f-31b9f7ed19f1

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