Negative that would be etched onto a plate for printing.

Block for advertising the movie “Pyro” that would be placed in a printing press.

Printing plate advertising a movie at the Orpheum theater..

Printing plate, flong, and mat.

Steps to the Printed Page

Prior to to digital technology there were a great many steps to getting a photograph or text into print. This 1950s video demonstrates this process for a newspaper. The same procedures were used in Omaha to produce the movie posters and advertising described in the podcast.