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Printing plate of Gwendolyn Brooks used by The Chicago Defender

ca. 1950

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.

Printing plate of Gwendolyn Brooks. There are accretions on the bottom left and right corners of the plate. On the back, [GWENDOLYN BROOKS].

Catalog date
ca. 1950
Recorded places
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Black Press; Business; Communication; Mass media; Technology

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: 2012.18.5.128

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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