Linotype machine used by The Chicago Defender

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 Linotype, Model 3 No. 41156R manufactured by the Mergenthaler Linotype Company and used by the Chicago Defender. The linotype is black metal with lead and has a keyboard, vise, and distributor.

Catalog date

1902-1906

Recorded places

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America; Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Recorded subjects

African American; Black Press; Business; Communication; Mass media; Technology

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