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Washington_Post_March_7-14_1988_OCR.pdf
Deaf printers used the tools of the workplace to create mock newspaper pages and headlines. One Deaf printer compiled the articles published in The Washington Post over the weeklong protest and created a front page which summarized the events.

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.

A photograph of a hat made of folded newspaper. The cap has a square top and slightly rounded, folded band.
A pressman's cap made from the front page of theWashington Post newspaper. These were used as protection for workers in the pressroom, shielding their heads from the ink and dust which fell from the presses overhead. Pressman's hats were temporary…

A black and white photograph of a large work room with several rows long tables, each with various items like papers scattered across them, on each side of the room. In the very back of the photo are lines of linotype machines. There are people scattered about the workspace.
The Composing Room was the workspace for most Deaf printers at The Washington Post.

A black and white photograph of a large workspace with many large printing presses. There are several fair skinned older men scattered around the room, their hands on the various machinery as they work and chat with each other.
Printers in the Composing Room chat as they stand near large presses. In the foreground, one printer rests his hand on a truck.

A color photograph of two fair skinned older women standing in a room, looking at each other. Both women wear outfits of all black. The woman on the left has medium length brown hair and her hands are mid-movement; the woman on the right has white-grey hair and glasses.
Shortly before the demolition of The Washington Post building, retired printers returned for a reunion. During a tour of the building, these alumni explored how the space had changed since they retired. At these and similar events, an ASL interpreter…

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 photograph of a cafeteria, four fair-skinned men of middle and older age sit at a table playing a card game. They are wearing collared-work shirts and t-shirts. Around them other dining tables with chairs fill the room. The table closest to them is set with food and drink items in paper wrappings.
Workers often played cards and chatted during lunch breaks, which lasted 30 minutes.

A color photograph of an older Asian man sitting at a desk table. He smiles for the picture and wears a plaid shirt tucked into jeans. On the desk is a large box-shaped computer monitor that displays a page of newspaper ads and a keyboard.
With long lists of prices and items, advertisements for local grocery stores, in this case Magruders, were labor-intensive tasks. In the 1990s, employees of the Ad Department, like Sugyiama, used computer programs to edit and layout these pages.
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