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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 a fair-skinned middle-aged woman seated at a large white paste up desk. She leans over a paste up board placing and pressing on pieces of printed text. In the background, paste up boards can be seen across multiple workstations.
Prior to computerized newspaper design, paste up was integral to the printing process. In the composing room of The Washington Post, employees used cutting tools to manually lay-out the text and images of each page. Pictured here, Deaf printer Sue…

A color photograph of a fair-skinned middle-aged man, seated at a computer work station. In front of him is a box-style desktop computer screen. Around him are stacks of papers. Beside the computer is an old TTY device.
In the 1990s, employees of the Ad Department, like Dick Moore, used computer programs to edit and layout pages of Ads. This reflected the transition from hot metal and cold type to digital page layout.

An image of an article with the heading Letters From a Deaf Father To A Deaf Son.
In this series, James F. Brady, a Deaf printer and graduate of the Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, penned open letters to his Deaf son about his education and career goals. These letters served as advice for all readers on these subjects.

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 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…

Glossary - CashIn.mp4
CASH IN: to demand payment for the work completed at the end of the shift with the intention of discontinuing work at the shop.

A sepia photograph of a young fair-skinned boy wearing an apron standing at a case of type. He holds a small metal box in one hand and selects type from the case with the other.

An image of an article with the heading Facts Bearing on the School Training of Deaf Printing Apprentices.
The article gives an overview of the context of industrial training in printing at Deaf residential schools in the United States. It summarizes the similarities and differences between institutions in terms of training and equipment and makes…
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