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TO REPLACE A SLUG: to remove a slug, or line of text, from a galley, and replace it with a corrected slug.

TYPESETTER: a printer that keyed text into a machine that punched holes in paper tape. This tape was fed into a linotype machine to cast the text in…

DPN 1988 vol. 11 - Rally 3 of 4 March 7, 1988

Student protesters shut down the campus, blocking the entrance with signs and chanting for a Deaf president.

DPN 1988 vol. 6 - Mayflower Hotel 2 of 4 March 6, 1988

A scanned image of the letter which welcomes Golightly to the Union.

ITU Letter

Deaf printers obtained membership to the International Typographical Union by demonstrating their skills and completing training in a printing shop.

A scanned image of the cover of a booklet. Text reads "Facts about the International Typographical Union for all who would like to know democratic trade unionism since 1852" and "1973"

Facts about the International Typographical Union for all who would like to know (1973)

Membership in the International Typographical Union admitted Deaf printers into a broader legacy of organized labor in the US. As outlined in the…

A scanned image of a membership card. In addition to small union logos, the text reads This will certify that Robert Wilson is a member of Columbia Typographical Union No. 101-12 4626 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20016-4697 This member is classified as a member in good standing (retired) with all dues being paid and is accorded all rights and privileges provided in the Constitution and Bylaws. 1998 William F. Burgess, president.

ITU Membership Card

This union card denoted that Robert Wilson, a retired Deaf printer, was a member of the DC chapter of the International Typographical Union, Columbia…

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.

An Interpreted Meeting

This meeting, likely taking place during the winter holiday party, discussed the forthcoming Mega Employment issue. As the speaker addressed the…

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.

Dick Moore and William Sugyiama conversing in ASL

Both Moore and Sugyiama worked on graphic designs for advertisements in The Washington Post. The open floorplan of the department later changed,…

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.

Talmage Flanagan in the Composing Room

Prior to computerized newspaper design, paste up was integral to the printing process. In the composing room of The Washington Post, employees used…

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