The big day is here, Independence Day! It is on this day in 1776, the Declaration of Independence is ratified by the Second Continental Congress, which established the United States of America.
For the 4th of July, Howard letterpress printed an image from a hand carved woodcut from the Lewis Winter Collection. This small cut, roughly one square inch and depicting the U.S. flag, was hand carved roughly 130 years ago. The text below the flag reads, “Happy 4th of July!” and it was typeset in 24 point Caslon font. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press, which was made in 1852.
The Sacramento History Museum is open today from 10am to 5pm with last admission at 4:30!