Letterpress

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Letterpress

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.167

Scope and Content

A single, double-sided page folded in half to make a little pamplet.

Context

THE BIG CATTLE DRIVE: California - Foreman Fred takes a nickel per head of cattle instead of a dime because a nickel was heavier when he held each in a hand. He counts the tails & horns and divides by 3 to know how many head he has.; Arizona - The cattle were stomping down a deep rut in the ground. Foreman Fred will leave it up to the Arizonians to come up with a name for the deep canyon they made.; New Mexico - When the cattle drive comes upon a Navajo camp, Chief Hugo tells Foreman Fred to go on with his men and cattle because the tribe is too busy working three shifts a day making jewelry to bother with them.; Kansas - When the cattle drive got to Dodge, Foreman Fred refused to go to the drug store with the boys because he was goin to the print shop and set some type to give to the Pony Express rider coming thru on his way to Saint Joe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Letterpress

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Replication Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Printing T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Archive Details

Primary Language

English