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Linotype machine used by The Chicago Defender

Linotype machine used by The Chicago Defender

The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905, 1900

Linotype machine used by The Chicago Defender

Linotype machine used by The Chicago Defender

Mergenthaler Linotype Company, American, founded 1886, 1900

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