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Typewriters (1947)

Black and white photograph showing four industrial typewriters and two men in a newsroom. One man is standing on the left, reviewing a text that has just been printed out. The other man is sitting on the right, typing on one of the machines. Electronic devices are mounted on the wall at the back of the room.
Appartenance Mauricie Société d’histoire régionale, Le Nouvelliste Fonds (N15185-001). Unknown photographer.

Long before computers arrived on the scene, journalists like the ones in the photograph above had to write their stories using typewriters. They had to be careful, since it wasn’t easy to correct typos.

A reporter at Le Nouvelliste typing a news story in 1947.