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Linotype MachineOperators would sit at the machine, using the keyboard to type out lines of text. At the top, three magazines provided the user with access to…
Film OutputAnother stage in the technology of newspaper printing involved the use of phototypesetting in the Composing Room. Text was delivered from the news…
The Press RoomAt the last stage of the printing process, the various components of the paper come together in the Press Room. In this room, large printing presses…
Composing Room MeetingDuring staff meetings, Deaf and hearing employees gathered. As speakers addressed the crowd, interpreters provided access for Deaf employees.
Deaf Printers GatheringThose employees who elected for early retirement accepted a "buy out".
Substitute Slip BoardSubstitute workers would show up for a shift and wait to be assigned using the slipboard.
Deaf employees training with the Visual Display TerminalThe transition to computing in printing introduced new technologies to the workspaces at The Washington Post.
Ad Design with RaycompAs printing technologies transitioned, Raycomp was an early instance of computing used in the printing process. Introduced in the 1990s, Raycomp…
Deaf Brothers in Ad Controlneeded
Fourth Floor Composing RoomAfter the page components were designed and printed, workers in the composing room would combine the text and graphics into a page layout.…