Linotype Operators

A black and white photograph of a line of fair skinned middle to older aged men as they sit in front of their corresponding linotype machines. Some of them engage with each other in conversation; others are mid-typing on the machines.

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Title

Linotype Operators

Subject

A row of Deaf linotype operators, Walter Wade, Morris West, Richard Barney, Dean Keefe. Wade and West are engaged in an ASL conversation.

Description

Linotype operators received copy from writers and keyed stories into linotype machines. The machine used molten lead to create slugs, lines of text which would then be arranged into blocks, forming columns of newspaper text.

Creator

Dick Moore

Source

Dick Moore Collection

Date

1978

Rights

This Item has been made available for educational and research purposes by the Drs. John S. and Betty J. Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center at Gallaudet University. This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You may need to obtain permission for your intended use if your use is otherwise not permitted by the copyright and applicable related rights legislation. For specific information about the copyright and reproduction rights for this Item, please contact the Schuchman Deaf Documentary Center: https://www.gallaudet.edu/drs-john-s-and-betty-j-schuchman-deaf-documentary-center

Format

Still Image

Type

Photograph

Citation

Dick Moore, “Linotype Operators,” DeafPrinters, accessed April 24, 2024, https://deafprinters.com/items/show/7.

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