Press Operator

ca. 1940-1950

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Press Operator
  • Title
  • Press Operator
  • Creator
  • Urban League of Pittsburgh
  • Date
  • ca. 1940-1950
  • Identifier
  • 8111.52202.UL
  • Description
  • Press operators adjust feed paper on rollers in the Home Offices of the Pittsburgh Courier. One of the oldest and most prestigious Black newspapers in the United States, the weekly newspaper's staff included many skilled technicians in their printing operations. The Pittsburgh Courier was founded by Robert L. Vann in 1910. It's circulation peak came in 1948 when 450,000 people worldwide subscribed to the paper. Included among its staff was prominent Pittsburgh photographer, Charles "Teenie" Harris. Photo by Otis Finley, Jr. of the National Urban League.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • Persons
    Newspaper industry--Employees
    Newspaper presses
    Printing presses
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Hill District (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • Urban League of Pittsburgh Records, 1915-1963
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • Urban League of Pittsburgh Records
  • Rights Information
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