Yup, a photoengraving plate, usually made with copper or zinc. Saw lots of these when I worked at the now-defunct Houston Post in the 70s and early 80s. Made through a painstaking process that had been streamlined quite a bit by the time I was working there. It was still fascinating to watch the whole process of the pages being laid out.
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