- Created 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 mostly not visible. The plate seems to be a portrait of a woman. There is a lot of corrosion on both the front and back of the plate. There is writing on the back that is illegible.
- 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
- 2012.18.5.93
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




