Object ID:
2011.52.6
Title:
Proofing Press
Photographer:
unknown
Place:
Louisville, KY/American Printing House for the Blind
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Glossy black and white photograph mounted to blue mat board; woman in dark jacket and skirt with wide, two-tone lapels, standing at proofing press examining proof copy of a braille page; oak table in center fireground with bundles of embossing plates; proofing press is small, mounted on two legged trestle-table stand, slanted output table; low shelf with stacks of paper in near background; shelves of braille books in far background; wooden floor.
Medium:
Photographic Paper on mat board
Print Size:
8 x 10"
Provenance:
Photograph was recovered from APH cafe, where it and others were used as decoration for many years.
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APH Proofing Press
APH Proofing Press