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News desks, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941



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  • Los Angeles Times, news desk and photographer, Los Angeles. 1941

    Los Angeles Times, news desk and photographer, Los Angeles. 1941

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    A man seated at a desk covered with proofs and newspapers speaks with two standing men at the Los Angeles Times. One of the standing men is wearing a three piece suit and hat and holding a paper that the seated man is pointing at with his pencil. The other man is shorter, wearing a dark two piece suit and rests his hand on a camera that is on the desk.

    photCL Whitt 1442 ; Whitt neg. 1225

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

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    Men in aprons and rolled shirt sleeves work at setting type at the Los Angeles Times. The men work at desks and machines and draw their letters from trays arranged around the room.

    photCL Whitt 1460 ; Whitt neg. 1581

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

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    Men in aprons and rolled shirt sleeves work at setting type at the Los Angeles Times. Almost twenty men are scattered at desks throughout the room, measuring and placing articles and illustrations in page layouts.

    photCL Whitt 1459 ; Whitt neg. 1580

  • Newspaper printing, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Newspaper printing, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    Two men work on a printing press at the Los Angeles Times. One of the men stands on a raised platform and looks at printed pages which are feeding through the machine. The other man stands on the ground level below him and has his hand on a panel of large buttons.

    photCL Whitt 1451 ; Whitt neg. 1228

  • Printing room, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

    Printing room, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

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    A view of the job printing area of the Los Angeles Times. Employees work at desks and presses on individual jobs, rather than the newspaper. Some of the finished products are as small as pamphlets, while others are the size of a newspaper.

    photCL Whitt 1457 ; Whitt neg. 1582

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    Two columns of text are set for printing at the Los Angeles Times. A hand reaches in from the left to set a heading into the middle of the text. Each block of text sits in an individual tray.

    photCL Whitt 1446 ; Whitt neg. 1223