Rhinebeck Gazette

These very evocative pictures of the Rhinebeck Gazette in Rhinebeck, New York State, USA were recently offered for sale on eBay after being purchased from an auction of the estate of a member of the Strong family who owned and edited the paper. They were taken by Harry Coutant circa 1930.

Rhinebeck Gazette exterior — The outside of the Rhinebeck Gazette building, circa 1930. The building still stands, but is no longer a newspaper office.

Rhinebeck Gazette front office — The front office of the Rhinebeck Gazette.

Rhinebeck Linotype — Nice picture of a Linotype machine at the Rhinebeck Gazette, taken from an unusual angle, around 1930.

Rhinebeck Gazette luxurious office — A very luxurious-looking office — possibly the editor/owner’s at the Rhinebeck Gazette, circa 1930.

Editor’s Highlights . . .

Printle: A Word Puzzle for Printers Try our word puzzle – there’s a new one every week.
German “new line” linecasters The story of the most advanced linecasters ever made, with illustrations of all models.
British Print Trade Union Cards – A unique collection of typographically exquisite membership cards from Dave Bowles.
Glossary of Printing Trade Terms – George Clark’s list sheds light on a whole new language!
The Whittaker Collection – Photographs of this definitive collection of linecasters stored at the UK’s Manchester Science Museum.
Banging Out – Fleet Street Remembered -Video documentary about the UK national newspaper industry.
Farewell etaoin shrdlu – A look at the production of the last hot metal New York Times.

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