Proofing a page of metal type on the local afternoon paper, the Los Angeles Mirror-News, in the late 1950s


Pre-production work carried out on the local afternoon paper, the Los Angeles Mirror-News, in the late 1950s. The paper was part of the Los Angeles Daily Times Group begun by the Chandler family which today is part of the Tribune Company of Chicago. The afternoon tabloid the Los Angeles Mirror began in 1948 and in 1954 was absorbed into the Daily News. The combined paper ceased production in 1962. A vintage nineteen fifties photograph


Size: 4252px × 2884px
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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