Diary Of An American Printer, 1840

Duration: 0:11:00

Year Published: 1960

Creator: Village Films

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Pictures an American print shop where townspeople buy newspapers, books, stationery, etc. Compares the printing methods of today with the early American printing press, points out that the printing process has not been changed for 300 years, describes the role of the printing press in communication, and shows some of the many forms of print media, including spellers, the Farmer's almanac, the Bible, and newspapers.

Complete Record: , Pictures an American print shop where townspeople buy newspapers, books, stationery, etc. Compares the printing methods of today with the early American printing press, points out that the printing process has not been changed for 300 years, describes the role of the printing press in communication, and shows some of the many forms of print media, including spellers, the Farmer's almanac, the Bible, and newspapers.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.