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Printing plate of Eloise Shearer

January 1945

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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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 Eloise Shearer. She is featured wearing a dress outfit with fur cuffs and a hat with feathers. The back of the plate has an inscription [Eloise Shearer / woman].

Catalog date
January 1945
Recorded places
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black Press; Business; Mass media; Social life and customs; Travel

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: 2012.18.5.6

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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