Printing plate of two unidentifed men
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1950
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Used by
content: The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
notes: label: Description
content: A printing plate used by the Chicago Defender. The image on the plate depicts two unidentified men standing next to one another. The man on the right side of the image is wearing a suit with a polka dot bow tie. He is looking to the man on the left side of the image and has his proper left hand extended towards the man on the left. The man on the right shakes hands with the man on the left and is wearing a suit with a tie. The top right side of the plate has deterioration. There are red marking throughout the front of the plate. The back of the plate has the logo of the engravers metal company and some inscriptions, written in black ink, that are illegible.
place: label: Place made
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: Technology
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
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: 2012.18.5.41
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)