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A color photograph of two older men as they link arms around each other and pose for the photo. The man on the right is darker skinned and wears glasses and a brown button down collared shirt. The man on the left is fair skinned and wears a collared button down shirt with a suit jacket and pants. Both are smiling widely.
Many Deaf alumni of The Washington Post recalled that Don Graham took interest in printers, greeting them at work and other events.

A scanned image of a laminated flyer. The page is divided in four sections, each with a black and white photograph labeled with an American Sign Language handshape font. The first image is an exterior photo of The Washington Post, labeled "Washington Post," next a photograph of a linotype machine labeled "Display Linotype", next, linotype machines and workers, labeled "Post Linotypes" and employees seated in rows of small cubicles, labeled "TTS Keyboarding".
This flyer highlighted Deaf printers at work, giving descriptions of their workspaces in both ASL and English. The depiction of the American Sign alphabet and numbers encourages discourse between signing and non-signing employees at The Post.

A photo of an ID card. The card features the image of a fair-skinned man wearing glasses and a collared shirt. Text reads The Washington Post, Harvey C. Goodstein, Employee and Social Security Number, Composing Department. Two signatures are visible. A black box obscures the social security number.
A printer was admitted to work at The Washington Postafter they successfully completed the dupe. Many employees worked as subs, taking shifts in print shops at will. At the Post, workers showed their ID card to the security officer when entering the…

A color photograph of two fair skinned older women standing in a room, looking at each other. Both women wear outfits of all black. The woman on the left has medium length brown hair and her hands are mid-movement; the woman on the right has white-grey hair and glasses.
Shortly before the demolition of The Washington Post building, retired printers returned for a reunion. During a tour of the building, these alumni explored how the space had changed since they retired. At these and similar events, an ASL interpreter…

A pdf of the West Virginia Tablet Vol.69, No.1. The traditionally printed page features a simple text masthead with publication and subscription information and two columns of text.

A pdf of the Wisconsin Deaf Mute Times Vol.7, No.16. The traditionally printed page features a simple text masthead with four columns of text.

A pdf of the Wisconsin Times Vol.13, No.10. The traditionally printed page features a simple text masthead with four columns of text.

A color photograph of a group of people kneeling and standing in front of a sign that reads "Welcome Washington Post Alumni." The group of fifteen men and women are casually dressed, most are older and fair-skinned, two men are black.
For many yearsThe Washington Post held alumni reunions for retired employees. Former employees attended to socialize and visit the workspace. The event was held by Don Graham.

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