Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Printing plate of an unidentified group
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 used by the Chicago Defender. The image on the plate is difficult to see. The image depicts a group of people. At bottom center, is the face of an unidentified man. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [The Zeniths].
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Catalog reference: 2012.18.5.40
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