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A color photograph of two fair-skinned older men smiling widely for the picture while standing in a hallway. Both men’s hands hold up a large piece of paper with several indistinguishable illustrations. One man has a red sweatshirt with a gray t-shirt underneath it, jeans, and a baseball cap. The other man wears a plaid suit and tie, his glasses perched atop his head.
Well-known cartoonist, Herb Block (Herblock) produced editorial illustrations for The Washington Post for more than 70 years. Deaf employees like Buemi recall retrieving Block's graphics and rushing them to be printed.

A color photograph of a fair skinned older man as he stands working at a large composing room in front of a cutting machine. He wears a white, short sleeved collared shirt tucked into jeans and glasses.
Among the tools used by staff in the Composing Room were cutting tools. Cutters were used to trim type and images into sections to be arranged into page columns. These sections would then be adhered to a paper board and the completed page would be…

A color photograph of a fair-skinned, older woman sitting at a desk while smiling for the camera. She wears round glasses, a black long-sleeved shirt, and a dark jacket.. The desk also holds a large box-shaped computer monitor with a keyboard, as well as other items.
As assistant foreman, DeLap would manage employee work assignments.

A color photograph of a fair-skinned older woman sitting at a desk. She wears a light pink turtleneck with a pink jacket suit, glasses, and a necklace. The desk also contains items including two large, box-shaped computer monitors and other office equipment.
Golightly was the first Deaf Assistant Superintendent at The Washington Post. In this role, she was responsible for overseeing the work of the printers in the Composing Room. The job involved communicating with other departments, like newsroom…

A color photograph of three employees standing in a large office space at a front desk, two fair-skinned older men and one fair-skinned older woman. The two men are both smiling and wearing long-sleeved collared, button down shirts, one of whom also wears a tie. The woman wears a black turtleneck with a checkered vest layered over it; she is mid-laughter and mid-sign.
During staff meetings, Deaf and hearing employees gathered. As speakers addressed the crowd, Deaf employees often served as interpreters for others.

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.

A color photograph of a fair-skinned older man standing in a large composing room. He is wearing a plaid shirt tucked into jeans and glasses. He leans over a composing desk, intently focused while holding a knife with a retractable blade and a ruler to a large paper on the desk.
Among the tools used by staff in the Composing Room were cutting tools. Cutters were used to trim type and images into sections to be arranged into page columns. These sections would then be adhered to a paper board and the completed page would be…

A color photograph of a fair-skinned older man standing in a large room with his back to the camera. He wears a plaid shirt tucked into jeans and a baseball cap. He is holding a long black plate against a large, gray machine used for film output.
After pages were completed in the Composing Room, negative copies were created in the Film Output machine. These negatives were used to create the metal plates used in the printing machines.

A color photo of a group of four people within an office space; there are two fair-skinned older women and two fair-skinned older men. The men both wear short sleeved collared shirts, one with a tie who is sat down at a table with a clipboard and the other standing while holding a cup. The women wear short sleeved shirts, one of whom wears jeans and is standing while mid-sign. The tables surrounding them hold food and drink items.
Many work related meetings were held in the Composing Room.

A color photograph of a composing desk with several items laid on it including papers, a line gauge, roller for wax paper, two pairs of scissors, and a knife with a retractable blade.
Work in the composting room started when an employee was assigned a layout. They would use various tools to paste-up the page, a line gauge, roller for wax paper, scissors, and exacto-knife.
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