Letterpress

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Letterpress

Entry/Object ID

2022.2.186

Scope and Content

A single, double-sided page printed for S. Louis Letterpress Society's Third Annual 1991

Context

The Case of the Missing Historical Picture Panel at the Gateway Arch, St Louis - Lewis & Clark encountered a massive 150 foot block of sandstone at Pompeys Pillar, Montana in their 1806 expedition and named it after Sacajawea's son. Clark carved his name on the face and the Burlington Railroad protected the name and date for prosperity; it remains today. However, this is the only tangible record that show the explorers were there. The author feels there should be a panel at the base of the Gateway Arch Museum depicting this event and is disappointed that there is not.

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