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A color photograph of a darker-skinned middle aged man as he sits at a composing desk, his hands resting on the sheets of paper scattered in front of him. He wears a red shirt and smiles faintly at the camera.
After the page components were designed and printed, workers in the composing room would combine the text and graphics into a page layout. Advertisement pages were known to be complex and involved great attention to the details of spacing and…

A color photograph of a fair-skinned middle aged man as he sits by a teletypewriter, his hands typing on the keyboard. He has brown hair, glasses, and a mustache, and wears a striped collared shirt tucked into pants.
The expansion of telecommunications access for Deaf people came with the introduction of tele-typewriters. These devices transmitted signals across phone lines.

A color photograph of two fair-skinned, middle or older aged men as they sit in an office space in the corner of a room. The man sitting at the desk on the right wears glasses and a plain white T-shirt, and he leans against the desk whilst smoking a cigarette. The man on the left sitting at an adjacent table wears a white, collared button down shirt and baseball cap; he also holds a cigarette.
A sign of the era, smoking was permitted in this part of the Chairman’s office. Both Deaf and hearing coworkers occupied this space on breaks.

A color photograph of a fair skinned older man as he sits at a desk; he has brown hair, a mustache and glasses and he wears a striped, collared, button down shirt tucked into jeans. His hands rest on a large keyboard linked to a large, boxed computer monitor known as Raycomp. Behind him is a stand which hosts several newspaper clippings attached to it.
As printing technologies transitioned, Raycomp was an early instance of computing used in the printing process. At The Washington Post, the transition began in the 1990s and multiple printing forms occurred simultaneously. Some Deaf printers worked…

A color photograph of several fair skinned middle to older aged men as they sit at tables in a corner of a large room. The center table hosts three men in formal casual clothing, newspapers and papers scattered around the table. The tables next to them similarly have many papers on them with more men sitting there.
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A color photo of a fair skinned older man as he sits at a desk table, writing on a piece of paper. He wears glasses and a T-shirt tucked into khaki pants. Scattered across the table are various pieces of paper.
Deaf people served some administrative roles at The Washington Post. For instance, this position in Payroll was held by several Deaf people over the decades. Though many Deaf printers had obtained trade skills in printing at schools, there were no…

A color photograph of a fair skinned middle aged man as he stands in front of a proofing machine while holding several pages of advertisements. He wears a collared button up shirt with shorts. On the machine are more ads for proofing.
Working in Ad Control included the careful management of requests from outside clients. Advertisements were defined and outlined in a paper folder or Ad Jacket. Here, a Deaf worker copies pages from the Ad Jacket for approval from a client. Ad…

A color photograph of two older men as they link arms around each other and pose for the photo. The man on the right is darker skinned and wears glasses and a brown button down collared shirt. The man on the left is fair skinned and wears a collared button down shirt with a suit jacket and pants. Both are smiling widely.
Many Deaf alumni of The Washington Post recalled that Don Graham took interest in printers, greeting them at work and other events.

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 the exterior of The Washington Post building. The building has a concrete exterior and is eight floors tall with large windows lining each floor; there are two flags hanging above the front entrance doors.
The Washington Post was headquartered on 15th Street NW, for over forty years. In 2015 the newspaper moved into new offices at K and 13th streets. Three years later, the 15th street buildings were demolished. The move reflected the changing nature of…
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