Printing plate of Henry Scott
date: label: Date
content: April 1946
name: label: Photograph by
content: Scott Tyler
label: Subject of
content: Henry Scott
label: Used by
content: The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
notes: label: Caption
content: This image of Henry Scott is featured in the article "Deep are the Roots' Blots Few Prejudices its Star Once Had" from The Chicago Defender on April 20, 1946. The article talks about the play, "Deep Are the Roots", and the lead actors, including one of the show's leads, Henry Scott, a WW2 veteran Tuskegee Airman, who served as a lieutenant with the 99th Fighter squadron over Italy.
label: Description
content: Printing plate of Henry Scott dressed in a service dress shirt and tie. Scott wears campaign ribbons on his chest and a pi on his collar. Written on the back is ["DEEP ARE THE ROOTS"].
place: label: Place depicted
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Press
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Technology
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Tuskegee Airmen
label: Topic
content: World War II
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.18.5.28
objectType: label: Type
content: printing plates
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Chicago Defender Publishing Company
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on zinc
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)