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Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941



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  • Setting the press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Setting the press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    Two men work on a press at the Los Angeles Times. One of the men is bending over, setting a block of text in the machine for printing. The second man stands behind him and holds a lever on the machine.

    photCL Whitt 1449 ; Whitt neg. 1230

  • Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    A page of text and images is set in a frame at the Los Angeles Times. A man turns a handle on the frame, which contains eight columns of text, a few images, and a large advertisement at the bottom of the page.

    photCL Whitt 1447 ; Whitt neg. 1220

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

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    Men in aprons and rolled shirt sleeves work at setting type at the Los Angeles Times. Almost twenty men are scattered at desks throughout the room, measuring and placing articles and illustrations in page layouts.

    photCL Whitt 1459 ; Whitt neg. 1580

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Visual Materials

    Men in aprons and rolled shirt sleeves work at setting type at the Los Angeles Times. The men work at desks and machines and draw their letters from trays arranged around the room.

    photCL Whitt 1460 ; Whitt neg. 1581

  • News desks, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    News desks, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Visual Materials

    Five men sit at desks at the Los Angeles Times. Each of the desks has a lamp and a typewriter set off to the side. The men are looking at proofs, corrections, newspapers, and handwritten notes.

    photCL Whitt 1441 ; Whitt neg. 1224

  • Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Visual Materials

    A man lifts an impressed proof of a page of the Los Angeles Times. The plate has text and illustrations and the impression has handwritten editing notes.

    photCL Whitt 1448 ; Whitt neg. 1232