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Hue, humor and horsehair. This one caught my eye.
Carnival Goer, 1986, Pinotepa Don Luis, Oaxaca
 

Paper Dinosaurs

Paper People

Posted on May 31, 2010 in Paper Dinosaurs

Spied in the Georgia Tech Paper Museum, these fantastic archival photos show the messy business of making paper. Segregation is apparent: African Americans did the rag sorting, the old guy ran the pulper, women inspected for flaws (and threw the rejects on the floor--looking like Christmas morning) and nice young lads wrapped the final product.

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