Accession Number: 2004.134.54.1-158
Description: Black-and-white and color glossy photographs of the APH talking book studios, narrators, monitors, machinery, and promotional photos. .1 - "Mr. Lynch from Reader's Digest"--reverse of photo, ca. 1939. .2 - A.C. Ellis and Mr. Lynch in Talking Book production, ca. 1939. .3-.5 - Various APH employees in Talking Book production, ca. 1936 (.3 negative on file). .4 Man to right behind record lathe is director of sound recording Earl P. Carter. .6 - APH recording studio, ca. 1936, Gilbert S. Ohlmann, director of Talking Book Dept. .7 - APH recording studio, ca. 1936, director of sound recording Earl P. Carter (.7 negative on file). .8 - APH recording studio, possibly A.C. Ellis, ca. 1936. .9 - APH recording studio, narrator Gilbert Livingston, ca. 1958 (negative on file). .10 -.11 - APH recording studio, narrator George Walsh, 1966. .12 - APH recording studio, 1977. .13 -.14 - APH recording studio, Board member William C. Dabney, ca.1966. .15 - APH recording studio, 1964. .16 - Newsweek photo by Tony Rollo, ca. 1958. .17 - APH recording studio, Nancy Burbank, monitor posing as a narrator, reading "It Was Like This," ca.1950. .18 - Barbara Wiman, proofreader, taken by Ron Bath of Business First, May 1991. .19 -20 - Bruce Huntey, narrator, Anne Harlan, monitor in recording studios, taken by Ron Bath of Business First, May 1991. .21 - APH recording studio, ca. 1936 (negative on file). .22 - APH recording studio, ca. 1950. .23 - APH narrator, Pete French, ca. 1943. .24 - APH narrator, Pete French, ca. 1950, photo taken by H.B. Littell for the Associated Press (negative on file). .25 -26 - APH narrator, Paul Clark, 1959. .27 - APH narrator, Livingston Gilbert, ca. 1966. .28 -31 - APH narrator, Livingston Gilbert, 1964. .32 -36 - APH narrator, Jim Walton, 1971. .37 - APH narrator, Bruce Huntey; monitor, Anne Harlan, 1982. .38 -39 - APH narrator, Bruce Huntey, 1983. .40 - APH proofreader, Clyde Zellers, 1983. .41 - Tina Lou Wallace, 1949. .42 - "Blind girl reading talking digest," Tina Lou Wallace, ca. 1943, photo by H.B. Littell for the Associated Press. .43 - "Blind Talking Book proofreader," Tina Lou Wallace, ca. 1949, photo by Courier-Journal. .44 - .54 -Tina Lou Wallace, ca. 1949-1983. .55-.59 - Early Talking Book Production equipment, description from Frank Hayden in accession file (.54 negative on file). .60-.62 - Modern Talking Book production equipment. .63-78 - Talking Book production, 1936-1987 (.69 negative on file). .79-80 - Tony McGrath looking through scope on Scully lathe, located in basement, Mastering Room opposite Studio 2 (Studio 6 in 2011), ca. 1966. Lin Caulfield photo#64-87-4 (negative on file). .81 - Close-up of technician peering through scope of Scully lathe. .82 - Technician peering through scope of Scully lathe. Courier Journal photo stamp on reverse. .83 Close-up of technician peering through scope of Scully lathe. Stamped on reverse: "Newsweek Photo by Tony Rollo". .84-115 - Talking Book production, 1936-1987 (.106, .114, .115 negatives on file). .116-.120- Tape duplication, 1982-1987. .121-.122- Tape duplication slides, ca. 1995. .123-.153 - Talking book promotional photos, ca. 1937 - 1982 (.125, .126, .127, .136 negatives on file): people listening to talking books, various talking book machines, receiving books from postman. .132-134 Harold A. Lynch, Associate Editor of Reader's Digest, visiting APH in May 1937 to learn about the braille version of his magazine and discuss the possibility of a talking book version. Negative only: .154- Record packing, ca. 1957. .155- APH recording studio, ca.1939. .156- Thomas Edison with phonograph, reprint from magazine. .157- Scully recording machine ad, reprint. .158- Talking book machine ad, reprint.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: various
Photographer: Various
History/Provenance: Photographs were received by the museum from APH and othr sources. Some are professional photographs taken for the American Printing House for the Blind for promotional/informational purposes. Some photos taken by press photographers of magazine/newspaper publications (noted in description).
Credit Line: (see provenance)
Subjects: Manufacturing processes Narrators Proofreading Sound recording and reproducing Talking books Photographs Tours
