Name/Title
Lacey Leader, Unknown DateEntry/Object ID
2007-012.A468PDescription
Lacey Leader, Unknown Date. These six black and white contact print strips were created for the Lacey Leader newspaper. These images were created using two separate film rolls, so some of the physical numbers on the strips are repeated. For the purposes of this description, these strips will be grouped according to the film roll from which they originally came. Each group will be assigned a lower-case letter to go along with the physical numbers on the strips (ex: 1a, 2a, 3a, 1b, 2b, 3b, etc.) to help differentiate between images.
The images in group "a" show a woman working at a desk in the original Lacey Leader office (the newspaper moved their office to a second location for a short time before ceasing publication. The woman is likely Dail Ashley, an employee of the Lacey Leader newspaper. Image 10a shows Ms. Ashley seated at her desk and holding a telephone handset in her right hand. She appears to be either picking up or putting down the handset. Ed Bagley can be seen standing behind her and to the right. This images was taken through the front window of the building. The brick at the bottom of the window is visible in the bottom-left corner of the image. The reflection of a car is faintly visible in the window. Image 11a is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has backed away from the window. A portion of the Lacey Leader sign on the building is visible along the top of the image. Ed Bagley is not visible in this image. Image 12a is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 13a shows Ms. Ashley seated at her desk. She is turning her head and torso to her left to face the camera. She is either laughing or speaking. A typewriter on a cart is visible near the right-hand edge of the image frame. Image 14a is similar to the previous image, but here the photographer has moved closer to Ms. Ashley. A small rack full of file folders is occupying the foreground. Ms. Ashley appears to be holding a stack of envelopes. Image 15a shows Ms. Ashley looking downward and writing something. Image 16a shows Ms. Ashley looking into an opened envelope. Image 17a shows Ms. Dail folding a piece of paper.
The images in group "b" also show Ms. Ashley working at her desk. Image 16b shows Ms. Ashley speaking on the telephone. The handset is held to her right ear. The rack of file folders is in the foreground and is obscuring most of Ms. Ashley's body. Images 17b through 24b are effectively identical to image 16b. Image 25b shows an unknown woman standing at a counter. A door with an exit sign above is partially visible behind the woman. Image 26b shows Ms. Ashely working at her desk. The image appears to have been captured with the camera resting on a counter. Ms. Ashley's head and body are visible over the top of the counter. A tape dispenser is visible at the right-hand edge of the image. Ms. Ashley is facing toward the left-hand side of the image frame. Image 27b is very similar to the previous image, but here Ms. Ashley's torso is oriented toward the right-hand edge of the image, but she is turning her head to face the camera. Image 28b is similar to the previous two images, but here the photographer has moved the camera to the left slightly. HEr a mail inbox, a folded document and a pair of eyeglasses are visible on top of the counter. Image 29b is nearly identical to the previous image. Image 30b is very similar to the previous image, but here the tape dispenser is in the spot previously occupied by the inbox. There is a strip of 14.5 images which are all effectively blank.Made/Created
Date made
1972 - 1981Place
City
LaceyCounty
ThurstonState/Province
WashingtonCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Medium: Photographic Paper/Photographic EmulsionLexicon
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Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dail Eva Ashley