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A black and white photograph of two fair skinned middle aged people, a man and woman, as they stand in front of one linotype machine looking at the machine. The woman has short hair, glasses, and wears a shirt underneath an apron and long pants. The man has short hair and wears a collared button down shirt tucked into dress pants.
As Deaf employees entered administrative roles at The Washington Post, they often supervised other Deaf printers. In this work context Deaf printers experienced an ease of communication as Deaf supervisors could provide feedback and instruction in…

A color photograph of equipment lining a glass wall. In the center, a pair of metal typewriting machines sit atop an industrial metal handcart. Next to that, a short wooden cart with metal wheels is stacked with yellowed old papers, and a small sled. Text on the side of the cart reads "Washington Post & Times Herald."
Many Deaf workers recall the pushing of heavy "trucks" during their shifts at The Washington Post.

A color photograph of industrial printing machinery. Large rollers feed paper into the machine.
The pages developed in the composing room next traveled to the engraving room before the plates were added to the printing press and printed. These large wheels would feed paper through the machine for printing.
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