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A color photograph of a red brick building Victorian Gothic building. In the foreground a fair-skinned man and woman stand together.
The only institution for higher education of Deaf and Hard of Hearing students in the world.

In this photograph two fair-skinned young men in aprons work next to an industrial printing press. In the background a fair-skinned man in a shirt and tie supervises.
Many Deaf residential schools included print shops as part of the campus. Large and expensive printing machines were often a feature of these shops.

In this photograph two fair-skinned young men in aprons work next to an industrial printing press. In the background a fair-skinned man in a shirt and tie supervises.
Many Deaf residential schools included print shops as part of the campus. Large and printing machines were often a feature of these shops.

An image of an article with the heading Typesetter.
Articles were printed and reprinted in Deaf publications offering advice and insight on work in the field of printing. This article emphasized the specialized training required of printers and outlined the process of obtaining employment and union…

A black and white photograph of a fair skinned teenage boy operating a linotype machine. In the background, an older fair-skinned man in overalls is seated at another linotype machine.
Many Deaf residential schools included print shops as part of the campus. Large and expensive linotype machines

A black and white photograph of a nineteenth century school printshop. The large room includes four rows of large wooden cases of type at left and several printing machines at right. Several fair-skinned young men are visible at the workspaces. At rear, a white presenting woman stands near the doorway. In the foreground, a bearded, fair-skin older man stands at a printing machine.
Many Deaf residential schools included print shops as part of the campus. In these shops students learned the printing trade and other vocational skills.

Glossary - Linotype.mp4
LINOTYPE: a typesetting machine that used molds and molten lead to cast lines of text used in printing.

Curatorial Statements Transcription Savannah.mov

Brian_Brizendine.mp4
During the interview, Brian explains the memory of writers at the Washington Post coming down to the printing room to ask Deaf printers about their previous experience at Gallaudet University.

Printers at the Protest_2.mp4
Interview with Brian Brizendine and Janie Golightly regarding involvement in the DPN
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