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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.

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Title
 Student compositors in the Amsterdam Grafische School, 1960s

Creator
 Windig, Ad (fotograaf/photographer), uitgever/publisherij Voetnoot (uitgever/publisher)

Year
 [ca. 1960]

Type
 foto, photograph

Related term
 vakopleidingen, grafische industrie

Period
 20e eeuw

Classification
 D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

Content
 Photograph of Ad Windig (1912-1996), part of a book of photos of Holland 'in no hurry'. The boys at their type cases are learning to typeset in lead. Even in their day the cases, type boxes, composing stick and galley were replaced by computers, screens and keyboards.

@description
 Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek

@reproduction
 Uitgever