100 GPO Years, 1861-1961

100 GPO Years, 1861-1961
Author: United States. Government Printing Office
Publisher:
Total Pages: 222
Release: 1961
Genre: Printing, Public
ISBN:

100 GPO years takes a chronological approach to GPO history, beginning with a history of public printing in America prior to 1860 and describing events year by year from 1861 to 1961. A section of rare photographs illustrates the progress of "the big shop" from handset type to computer typesetting.

Picturing the Big Shop: Photos of the U.S. Government Publishing Office, 1900-1980

Picturing the Big Shop: Photos of the U.S. Government Publishing Office, 1900-1980
Author: Government Publishing Office
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780160936241

The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) releases a new photo history of the agency. Picturing the Big Shop is a collection of 200 photos, including many that have never before been published, comprising the historical record of everyday life at GPO from 1900 to 1980. This GPO “family album” provides, in black and white and sepia, a revealing look at the equipment, the buildings, and the working lives of the men and women of GPO over the years who helped carry out the agency’s mission of Keeping America Informed. Keeping America Informed: The U.S. Government Publishing Office, A Legacy of Service to the Nation, 1861-2016 can be found here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/021-000-00217-8