Howard prints an old woodcut of a bald eagle for the 4th of July

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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 depicts an American bald eagle clutching a shield with vertical stripes and what appears to an olive branch and arrows. This was engraved roughly 130 years ago. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press, which was made in 1852.

The Sacramento History Museum is closed today but we will reopen to normal business hours July 5th.

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