Embossing a plate using a stereotype machine

Print, Photographic

Accession Number: 2004.134.49.29-31

Description: Three photographs black-and-white glossy. .29- Honey Oliver is sitting in front of stereotype machine and she is embossing plate using stereotype; Virgil Zickel (APH plant manger) is on her right side, and he is correcting embossing plate that Honey is holding; there is a man, Art Oliver, in front of stereotype and he is adjusting the machine; in front of the stereotype, there are embossed plates; and in the background, there are three open windows. .29-On the back, written in pencil "Honey Ottman Oliver, Mr. Zickel, Mr. Olive, and Art Oliver." .30-.31- Images as the same as .29, but a closer angle.

Medium: Photographic Paper

Print Size: 5" (h) x 4" (w)

History/Provenance: The photographs were transferred to the Museum from within the American Printing House for the Blind.

Credit Line: (see provenance)

Subjects: Manufacturing processes Photographs Stereographs Stereotype machines Stereotyping