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Linotype Ladies



"Lois Thompson, printer's devil on the Nicholas Republican newspaper, operating Linotype machine." September 1942. Richwood, Nicholas County, West Virginia.
Photo by John Collier for the Farm Security Administration.



A Linotype operator at work in the pressroom.



Jan. 29, 1942 Linotype machine at the News-Journal Company, Gloria Warren. 1306-000-000 #2459. From the DeDO collection at the Delaware Public Archives. www.archives.delaware.gov



A young Marajen Stevick Chinigo learns how to operate the linotype machine that was used in the press room in the original office at 48 Main Street, in Champaign. © 2024 Champaign Multimedia Group, LLC. All rights reserved.



Linotype operator. Chicago, Illinois by Russell Lee



A linotype machine operator at a publishing house, 1920
This image also appeared on a postage stamp issued on 8 August 2013 in a series 'Building a Nation' - Linotype operator
       




Linotype operator c.1920


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Model 14 Linotype Full Size Magazines w/ Auxiliary Magazine Advertising Postcard




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Senefelder Notgeld from 1921

Dates   6 November 1771 - 6 November 1921

1 Mk




zum 150 jahrigen geburtstage -unsres altmeisters Alois Senefelder
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the old master Alois Senefelder

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More Senefelder notgeld









The notes show the monument to Senefelder which is located in the centre of Solnhofen. It was created in 1845 by Etienne Hippolyte Maindron (1801-1884) from Sabloniere limestone from southern France. Its original location was a Parisian salon. It was inaugurated in Solnhofen on October 9, 1904.In 1965, it was moved and a new base made of Jura marble was placed underneath, so that the total height is 3.5 m.                     



Incidentally, the best lithographic stone came from Solnhofen.


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Liebig card from a series titled 'Bevordering Van De Arbeid Door Grote Belgen' (Promotion of work by Great Belgians)     Issued in 1958

The first card in the set was Dirk Martens



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Liebig card from a series titled 'Histoire de nos provinces-  Anvers'   (History of our provinces -  Anvers)             Issued in 1951
Number four in the set was 'les archiducs Albert et Isabelle chez Jean Moretus (1599)'        (the Archdukes Albert and Isabella at Jean Moretus' (1599))




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The Salesian Vocational School in Tokyo





In 1935, the first printing and sewing courses were also established at this technical school.

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Oeuvre de Don Bosco Ecole professionnelle  Liège    1902 machines



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The Alembert Educational and Professional Training Centre, was located in Montévrain, Paris. Originally a penitentiary centre in 1848, then transformed into a vocational school in 1882, the Alembert school trained in the trades of printing, typography, clichés (stereomaking) among other trades


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Cinderella stamp from Liepzig 1914      This may be associated with the BUGRA Exhibition taking place in Liepzig in 1914

Sondergruppe Der Frau = Special Women's Group


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Pin badge     A Senefelder  NALC

Measures about 5/8" in height and about 3/8" in width. Screw back.
Bust of A. Senefelder N. A. L. C.





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South Hackensack NJ-New Jersey    Linotype Parts Company Factory Building Postcard.
Late 40's/early 50's?  judging by the cars?


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Photo Postcard    Linotype    Dating from early 1900s



Dated 1922



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