Accession Number: 2004.134.49.222
Description: Black and white glossy; an American Printing House for the Blind employee is operating a clamshell press; she has short, blonde hair and is wearing a dark, sleeveless dress; she is removing embossed braille pages from the press; to her right on a stand is a stack of blank pages; to her left on another stand is a stack of braille pages; other clamshell presses are visible to her front and right; there is a fan on the floor by her feet; there is a pillar directly in front of her press.
Medium: Photographic Paper
Print Size: 8" (h) x 10" (w)
Date: ca. 1967
Photographer: Lin Caufield Photographers Inc.
History/Provenance: Universal/Colts Armory platen presses manufactured by Thomson-National became known at APH as "clamshell presses," and were adapted for braille use by removing all their inking mechanisms.
Credit Line: (see provenance)
Subjects: Books Braille
