A printing plate of Claire Jay featured in an article for the Chicago Defender on March 30, 1946. The plate features an image of Jay. The image is taken from overhead. Jay looks up towards the camera and has her hand resting on her chest. The back of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.43
A printing plate of Claire Margaret Jones from used by the Chicago Defender. She is featured from the chest up and looks towards the camera with a smile. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Claire Margaret Jones / Women's Page].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.34
This is printing plate of champion typist Cortez Peters Sr. was featured in an article noting that Peters had donated typewriters to help the government in a drive for the Army and Navy's typewriters for the War effort. Peters was an international speed…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.4
A printing plate of Dinah Shore featured in an article for the Chicago Defender on June 11, 1958. The plate features an image of Shore who is posed looking towards the left of the plate. She is wearing a dress and has her arms posed downward at her sides.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.44
A printing plate of Elaine Corbin. Corbin is featured from the chest up wearing a top with a decorative collar and smiling towards the camera. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Elaine Corbin].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.9
A printing plate of Elaine Sherrill used by the Chicago Defender. The plate features Sherrill from the waist up. Her body faces the proper right side of the plate, and her head is turned towards the camera looking towards the proper left side of the plate.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.32
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].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.6
Printing plate of author Fannie Cook Cook is featured, looking to the left and wearing a dark colored shirt with a v-neck line. The back of the printing plate has an inscription that reads [Fannie Cook].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.11
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…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.28
Printing plate of singer Ivie Anderson that was featured in a Chicago Defender article in 1935. The plate features an image of Anderson from the chest up. She is featured wearing a light-colored dress and is looking off to her proper right side. The back…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.19
Printing plate of Jacqueline Le Protti featured an article for the Chicago Defender. Le Protti is shown wearing a nurse uniform, for her graduation from the University of California School of Nursing where she received the "Florence Nightingale Award" in…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.16
A printing plate of Jene Smook featured in an article for the Chicago Defender. The image features Smook from the chest up. She is wearing a shirt with a tied collar. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Jene Smook / Woman's].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.18
A printing plate of businesswoman and beauty parlor owner Lavinia Wright used by the Chicago Defender. Wright is featured from the shoulders up. She looks directly at the camera and is wearing a dark colored top with a broach at center. Her hair is pulled…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.39
Printing plate of Leontyne Price singing in front of a CBS radio microphone. There is significant loss of the image around her face, possibly from surface abrasion. The plate is irregular, the top right corner having been cut away or otherwise removed.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.23
A printing plate with an image of Marian Anderson. The plate is rectangular in shape, portrait orientation. The reverse is tan with a red logo printed and repeated (circle with cartoon figure wearing a top hat in the center with [MADE IN U.S.A. / REG.U.S.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.49
A printing plate of Michael Mulcahy. Mulcahy, the sheriff of Cook County, is featured from the chest up and is featured wearing a suit jacket, collared shirt, and tie. He is looking directly at the photographer. The back of the printing plate has an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.26
A printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake. Smith is featured on the left side wearing a light-colored jacket. Drake is on the right side leaning his head on Smith's shoulder. The two actors were promoting the Broadway show Beggar's Holiday. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.21
A printing plate of Mildred Smith (right) and Alfred Drake (left) acting in the Duke Ellington and John La Touche production of "Beggar's Holiday." Smith is featured sitting holding a match in her proper left hand up to a cigarette in Drake's mouth. Drake…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.88
A printing plate of Newbold Morris featured in an article for the Chicago Defender. Morris is featured in the image standing behind a podium. The podium has several microphones that are labeled [WNYC]. The back of the plate has the inscription [Newbold…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.13
A printing plate of radio writer Norman Corwin that was featured in the Chicago Defender in 1945. The image shows Corwin sitting in front of a typewriter. His proper left hand is on the typewriter, while his proper right hand holds a pipe to his mouth. The…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.20
Printing plate of Phyllis Smiley. Smiley is featured from the shoulder up. She is turned over her proper left shoulder and smiling towards the camera. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [Phylis (sic) Smiley / Smiley / Stage / 50,526].
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.17
A printing plate of Portia Oliver featured in a Chicago Defender article from October 13, 1945. Oliver is pictured sitting down with her proper left side parallel to the image. Her head is turned toward the camera and her proper right arm is draped over a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.46
A printing plate of Roy Wilkins, Executive Director of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Wilkins is featured standing at a podium, his proper left hand is holding the edge of the podium and his head is tilted towards his…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.18.5.7
