Accession Number: 2003.220.12.1-3
Description: Three color slides show Jackie Oliver using a clamsell (platen) press at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) to produce an embossed sheet of braille. She stands in front of the large press: slide 1, manually inserting a single sheet of paper between open metal embossing plates in the press; slide 2, releasing her hands from the inserted paper; slide 3, holding the edge of the embossed paper in both hands as she begins to remove it from the press. Slide mounts are dated March 1991 and have a copyright symbol and name of photographer stamped in black ink.
Medium: Photographic Film
Date: 1991
Photographer: Tanner, Adam
History/Provenance: Photographs were taken for the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) for use in promotional material. Transferred to the APH Museum from the APH Communications Department.
Subjects: Braille Manufacturing processes Presses Embossing (Printing) Photographs
