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EMPOWERING VOICES: THE PRINTING PRESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
Feb 23, 2024
EMPOWERING VOICES: THE PRINTING PRESS IN AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY
Feb 23, 2024

Frederick Douglas and Son’s had more involvement in regards to Printing that History often gives them credit. These Great Men of History used printing to advocate for women's rights, particularly those of Black women, including their right to vote as well as other pressing matters.

Feb 23, 2024
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Feb 23, 2024
QUEENPINS: STARRING KRISTEN BELL & A HEIDELBERG WINDMILL
Feb 23, 2024

We may not be on IMDB but our 3-ton 1955 Heidelberg Cylinder Press, from the Printing Museum, was on the vibrant sets at Cal Poly Pomona campus, for the film Queenpins, staring Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptise, Paul Walter Hauser, with Bebe Rexha, and Vince Vaughn. Now available for streaming on Netflix.

Feb 23, 2024

ARCHIVE


BOOK & PRINTING HISTORY

Printer’s and Pandemics
Part One & Part Two

Women in Printing History
Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four

Lithography, Heliography, & Photography Part One & Part Two

The History of the Book:
Part One
, Part Two, & Part Three


THE MUSEUM’S COLLECTION
& NEW ACQUISITIONS

Machinery Plaques at the Museum

19th Century Los Angeles Newspapers

Norman Rockwell Travels West

The “Lost” Edgar Miller Windows

One Printing Press and Three Museums


MUSEUM UPDATES

2020 Renovations

The 2020 Virtual Printers Fair

The Miki Young Charitable Trust

Meet the New Assistant Manager

Museum Launches Book Arts Patch Day

Kelly Paper Opens on Museum Site

Newsletter Archive

PRINTING IN FILM

6 Must-Watch Films Featuring Printing

8 Must-Watch Documentary Films about Printing & Graphic Arts

The Cast Iron Stars of the Museum


Want to learn more about the printing presses, machinery, and other objects on display at the museum? Check out our collections page!

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