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Saguache Crescent--The Last Letterpress Newspaper 26 images Created 6 Dec 2009

The Sguache Crescent is a weekly newspaper in the San Juan Valley of Colorado. Its distinction is that it is the last (or one of the last) letterset newspapers in the U.S. and each character of text published is composed and produced on vintage Linotype machines, which ruled the publishing world for much of the 20th century until they were replaced by photo composed typesetting and computers. Dean Coombs, its owner and publisher, is a third generation newspaperman since his family purchased the newspaper about 1917.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman and owner of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Façade and entrance to the Saguache Crescent newspaper, last of the hot-metail newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman and printer at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S. in front of the Newpaper offices
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman, publisher and printer at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S. talks about the newspaper's history.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman, publisher and printer at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S. sets type at the keyboard of his 1921 Linotype machine.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman, publisher and printer at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S. sets type at the keyboard of his 1921 Linotype machine.
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  • Slugs of type from the Linotype machine at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, takes down an announcement from a woman customer at the entrance to the last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • 1920s Linotype machine at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S. sets type at the keyboard of his 1921 Linotype machine.
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  • Slugs of cast type composed and cast from a Linotype machine and ready to set in a galley for the next issue of the Sguache Crescent, last letterpress newspaper in the U.S.
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  • Linotype tools and cast slugs of type used by Dean Coombs, third generation at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Linotype keyboard and type matrixes used by third-generation newspaperman Dean Coombs in composing the weekly Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Galleys of cast type and art gathers dust at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Box of type matrixes by the 1921 Linotype machine used by Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Mementos and seading spacer box used in typesetting by Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Galleys of hot-metal art ready for use by Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman in composing the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Typesetting metal fragments pile on the floor ready to recycle and reuse in the Linotype machine at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman and publisher of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, uses an 1897 electric Lee Flatbed Press to produced the weekly 4-page broadsheet. The Crescent is the.last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S. ..Each paper is hand-printed one side at a time and each sheet is hand-fed into the press. The paper has a weekly circulation of about 700.
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  • Issue of the weekly broadsheet newspaper, Saguache Crescent ready for mailing by Den Coombs, third generation newspaperman. The paper is the last of the hot metal composed newspapers in the U.S.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman publisher of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, addresses and rolls the latest issues for mailing on publication day. The Crescent is the last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S., Coombs uses a "Mustang Mailer" and slugs set by his 1921 Linotypemachine to address each newspaper mailed.
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman publisher of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, addresses and rolls the latest issues for mailing on publication day. The Crescent is the last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.,
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman publisher of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, addresses and rolls the latest issues for mailing on publication day. The Crescent is the last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.,
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman publisher of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, addresses and rolls the latest issues for mailing on publication day. The Crescent is the last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.,
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman publisher of the Saguache Crescent Newspaper, stacks addressed papers of the latest issue for mailing on publication day. The Crescent is the last of the hot metal composed newspapers in the U.S.,
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  • Dean Coombs, third generation newspaperman and printer at the Saguache Crescent Newspaper. Combs also does some commerical letterpress work in addition to the weekly boardsheet newspaper at the Crescent,  last of the hot metal newspapers in the U.S.
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