Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake
January 1947
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake. Smith is featured on the left side wearing a light-colored jacket. Drake is on the right side leaning his head on Smith's shoulder. The two actors were promoting the Broadway show Beggar's Holiday. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [50,549-a / Drake and Smith / Beggars Holiday / Stage].
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Catalog reference: 2012.18.5.21
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