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Glossary - MakeUp.mp4
MAKE-UP: the arrangement of the elements of a newspaper page done by a floorman.

Glossary - Ludlow.mp4
LUDLOW: an early form used in newspaper printing that used hand-set characters to create type.

Glossary - Hot Metal.mp4
HOT METAL: a form of typesetting machinery that utilized molten lead to cast type; often used to refer to Linotype machines, which cast whole lines of text known as slugs.

Glossary - Floorman.mp4
FLOORMAN: a printer who worked on laying out the text and images for newspaper pages.

Glossary - DarkRoom.mp4
DARKROOM: An enclosed space with minimal light exposure for image processing.

Glossary - Dupe.mp4
DUPE: An assessment of a potential worker's skill, often administered after a trial period.

Glossary - BegOff.mp4
BEG-OFF: To ask to be released from work without penalty.

Front page of the journal On the Green featuring an article announcing Zinser's appointment as president.
In Gallaudet's publication, the front page was about Elisabeth Zinser, who had just been named the new president of Gallaudet University.

DPN - Mayflower.mp4
Deaf printers joined students, faculty, and community members at the Mayflower Hotel on March 6, 1988 as part of the DPN protest.

A color photograph of a group of older, fair-skinned people standing and sitting, smiling at the camera. Each person holds up ASL handshapes spelling out WASHINGTON POST. In the background a screen reads Washington Post Stories.
At a reunion held at Gallaudet University, retired Deaf printers gathered to discuss their stories and develop a plan for an online exhibit.
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