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A color photograph of several fair-skinned men wearing suits and ties stand in a large composing room, looking forward at the camera. Around the room are desks with box computers and tables for paste-up. One fair-skinned woman stands atop a chair looking beyond the camera with her hands crossed neatly in front of her.
This meeting, likely taking place during the winter holiday party, discussed the forthcoming Mega Employment issue. As the speaker addressed the group, an interpreter, Dianna Markel, signed to Jan DeLap. DeLap then interpreted the message for the…

A color photograph of a fair-skinned, older woman smiling widely at the camera while sitting in a desk chair in a large office room. She wears a brown short-sleeved shirt with khaki pants. On the desk is a large, box-shaped computer monitor with a keyboard and mouse, as well as several papers and filing stands with papers inside.
As an Assignment Supervisor, Herbold would meet with both Deaf and hearing employees at her desk, giving them job assignments.

A color photo of two fair-skinned older men in a large office room, one sitting at a desk and the other standing beside, each of them conversing with the other mid-sign. Both men wear vertical striped, collared button down shirts and glasses. The desk has a large box shaped computer and other items.
Both Moore and Sugyiama worked on graphic designs for advertisements in The Washington Post. The open floorplan of the department later changed, adding cubicles.

A color photograph of a fair-skinned older man as he stands in a large composing room at an angled desk. He wears a jacket with a white collar, a baseball hat, and glasses. A man stands directly next to him, working on his own newspaper layout, and in the background there are several other workers doing similarly.
Prior to computerized newspaper design, paste up was integral to the printing process. In the composing room of The Washington Post, employees used cutting tools to manually lay-out the text and images of each page. Pictured here, Talmage Flanagan is…

A color photograph of two fair-skinned older men smiling widely for the picture while standing in a hallway. Both men’s hands hold up a large piece of paper with several indistinguishable illustrations. One man has a red sweatshirt with a gray t-shirt underneath it, jeans, and a baseball cap. The other man wears a plaid suit and tie, his glasses perched atop his head.
Well-known cartoonist, Herb Block (Herblock) produced editorial illustrations for The Washington Post for more than 70 years. Deaf employees like Buemi recall retrieving Block's graphics and rushing them to be printed.

A color photograph of a fair skinned older man as he stands working at a large composing room in front of a cutting machine. He wears a white, short sleeved collared shirt tucked into jeans and glasses.
Among the tools used by staff in the Composing Room were cutting tools. Cutters were used to trim type and images into sections to be arranged into page columns. These sections would then be adhered to a paper board and the completed page would be…

A color photograph of a fair-skinned, older woman sitting at a desk while smiling for the camera. She wears round glasses, a black long-sleeved shirt, and a dark jacket.. The desk also holds a large box-shaped computer monitor with a keyboard, as well as other items.
As assistant foreman, DeLap would manage employee work assignments.

A color photograph of a fair-skinned older woman sitting at a desk. She wears a light pink turtleneck with a pink jacket suit, glasses, and a necklace. The desk also contains items including two large, box-shaped computer monitors and other office equipment.
Golightly was the first Deaf Assistant Superintendent at The Washington Post. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing the work of the printers in the Composing Room. The job involved communicating with other departments, like newsroom…

A color photograph of three employees standing in a large office space at a front desk, two fair-skinned older men and one fair-skinned older woman. The two men are both smiling and wearing long-sleeved collared, button down shirts, one of whom also wears a tie. The woman wears a black turtleneck with a checkered vest layered over it; she is mid-laughter and mid-sign.
During staff meetings, Deaf and hearing employees gathered. As speakers addressed the crowd, Deaf employees often served as interpreters for others.

A color photograph shows a large, red machine with clear glass through the center that reveals the mechanics of the machine as well as a stack of printed newspapers within the machine. On the left of this machine is a series of different-colored buttons. Both sides of the machine have yellow caution tape with the words “STAY CLEAR” printed in bold red lettering.
After they were printed, folded and stacked in this large newspaper press, the completed papers would next go to the mail room where ads and inserts would be added.
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