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An image of the front cover ofThe Silent Worker which features a border of lithographic drawings of the American Sign Language Alphabet. At center a handshape emerges from clouds and small figures dressed in grecian robes dance around it. Text at the bottom of the page reads "Dactylology, March 1926 vol 39 no 6."
The Silent Worker was a monthly paper published at the New Jersey School for the Deaf from 1888-1929. The paper had national and international correspondants reporting on Deaf life around the world.

A photograph of a newspaper front page. Main page text reads, "Dorothy C. Havens Retires; Post Printer for 27 Years Plans European Tour; Will Live in Florida, story on page C1, Best Wishes Dorothy, March 23, 1973."
Printers at thePost often used the tools of their workspace to create their own newspaper pages. Here, one printer has substituted components from the front page and inserted a fake news story which celebrates the retirement of Dorothy Havens, the…

A lithographic image featuring workers engaged in various stages of printing; hand typesetting, page make up, and editing. Two printing presses are visible.
The masthead ofThe Silent Worker celebrates the work completed by printers. The image features a large printing press, the use of hand-typesetting and a California job case, two workers discussing or proofing a print, a letterpress printing press,…

A pdf of The Ohio Chronicle. The traditionally printed page features a text masthead and five columns of text.
The front page of this issue of The Ohio Chroniclefeatures an article on Deaf printers. LPFs often featured information on employment opportunities for students and alumni.

The masthead of the Silent Hoosier features the title of the publication with lithographic images of school buildings.
The Silent Hoosierwas a publication of the Indiana School for the Deaf. The masthead featured drawings of the school facilities.

A pdf of The Gallaudet Guide and Deaf Mute's Companion. The traditionally printed page features a text masthead and five columns of text.

A black and white photograph of a fair-skinned man in a collared shirt pushing a metal cart with metal newspaper page. Beside him, three other workers stand, back to camera, at the make-up tables. Two workers are fair-skinned, one is dark-skinned.
Workers in the composing room were often tasked with moving pages from make-up to the proofing room. Some Deaf workers recall how hearing supervisors frequently asked Deaf workers to complete this physically arduous task.

A sepia photograph of a young fair-skinned boy wearing an apron standing at a case of type. He holds a small metal box in one hand and selects type from the case with the other.

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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