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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.

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 scanned image of a newspaper front page. The letters and graphics are pressed into the paper creating a textured surface. The page features articles and images announcing the resignation of President Nixon.
A newspaper flong was made of pressed paper. It was created by pressing paper into the metal page, forming a negative mold. This created a textured surface, upon which metal was poured and creating a cast used in printing.

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.

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.
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