Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Printing plate of Velma Weeks
ca. 1950
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 Velma Weeks used by the Chicago Defender. Weeks, an early childhood education activist, is featured from the chest up. She is looking towards the camera smiling and wears a light-colored top and pearls. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Velma Weeks].
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗
Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13
Catalog reference: 2012.18.5.33
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