Franklin the printer – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This historic photograph of Franklin the printer brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Franklin the printer
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Here Franklin is shown at a printing press, the trade that occupied him in Philadelphia during the 1720s. The picture reproduces a painting by Charles E. Mills and was issued around 1914 by the Detroit Publishing Co., a firm known for making widely sold copies of artwork and scenes. Franklin's work as a printer, including the *Pennsylvania Gazette* and *Poor Richard's Almanack*, gave him the platform for the writing that later made him famous, and the press itself is a useful detail for anyone interested in eighteenth-century printing.
| Created / published | c1914. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Paintings Reproductions 1910-1920.Photographic prints 1910-1920. |
| Notes | J198444 or J198445 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Detroit Publishing Co. Reproduction of painting by Charles E. Mills. |
| Subjects | Franklin, Benjamin,--1706-1790. Printing presses--1720-1730. Printing--1720-1730. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,736 × 3,805 px · prints to 16 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220730 |
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