Linotype Machines

Linotype Machines

A pair of linotype machines in the corner of the Composing Room.

For most of the twentieth century, newspapers were formed from text blocks created on large linotype machines. Newspapers would have many such machines. As printing techniques changed, linotype was used less.

James Buemi

James Buemi Collection

circa 1990

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