Sacramento History Museum

July 20, 1934: Construction begins on the Tower Bridge in Sacramento. Zoey prints the iconic bridge

Using a tabletop printing press to print an image of a wooden printing press

Howard prints a cut showing newspaper rates for National Newspaper Carrier Day (September 4)

Upper Case and Lower Case

Using a printing press to print a halftone picture of a printing press.

Letterpress printing a phrase in multiple ink colors

Letterpress printing one of our many locomotive cuts with a tabletop printing press 🚂

The Freedom of the Press… [as] trend

Printing a big oyster for National Oyster Day 🦪 (August 5)

Since we’ve gained a lot of new subscribers lately, we thought we’d reintroduce you to Howard.

The origin story of California’s state flag and the Bear Flag Revolt (June 14, 1846)

Rolling out yellow, red, and green ink for letterpress printing.

Howard shares a dictionary joke while letterpress printing with our jobbing press.

Letterpress printing in 6 different ink colors with a Washington hand press

Howard Demonstrates How To Clean The Ink Stone

Typing a message on a 1950s Smith-Corona typewriter for National Typewriter Day (June 23)

Sharing a message from a 1950s Smith-Corona typewriter for National Typewriter Day (June 23)

Letterpress printing Howard’s favorite cut with a 10x15 Chandler & Price Gordon style jobbing press

Happy New Year and welcome 2025 from our Museum! Howard prints a New Year’s cartoon from 1968.

Why is the neighborhood called Poverty Ridge in Sacramento?

Typesetting and printing “Sacramento” in Morse Code for Learn Your Name In Morse Code Day (Jan. 11)

April 6 - National Walking Day

Using a printing press to print an image of a printing press

Howard letterpress prints for the Indianapolis 500 (May 28)

Earth Day and one of the first environmental laws passed in the United States.

Howard makes a letterpress print for the Mark Twain On the River event on August 11th.

Running to the printing press for National Running Day (June 7)

Rolling out 6 colors of ink with a large brayer for letterpress printing.

Howard prints a tiny rabbit for National Rabbit Week (week of June 24-28)

Letterpress printing a message from the print shop at the Sacramento History Museum

Printing something fishy for World Oceans Day 🌊 (June 8)

The Pony Express in Old Sacramento

Visiting Old Sacramento this summer? Take an Underground Tour with us!

Printing a nice handshake for National Handshake Day (June 27)

Reeling in a nice print for International Fisherman’s Day (June 29)

We hope this print floats for National Canoe Day (June 26)

Printing what would keep a sewing machine running in 1890 for National Sewing Machine Day (June 13)

Printing with three different ink colors for Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month

Letterpress printing a halftone of a California Grizzly in multiple ink colors

Letterpress printing a mistake with the tabletop press

We received a large letterpress cut from Strausberg in Germany

Howard explains that we don’t have a typewriter in our shop for National Typewriter Day (June 23)

Using a tabletop printing press to print an image of another printing press

Howard prints an imPRESSive headline discussing the latest news from the Sacramento History Museum

Printing one of our train robber wanted posters and discussing the Central Pacific Railroad

We hope this green print floats for National Canoe Day (June 26)

The front page of The Sacramento Bee published June 6, 1944 (D-Day)

Howard letterpress prints a flag worth waving for Flag Day (June 14)

Rolling some black rubber base ink out to get ready for some letterpress printing.

May Woolsey’s gravesite at the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery