April 3rd is American Circus Day! This day commemorates the anniversary of the first circus performance in the United States, which took place on April 3, 1793 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For today, Jared letterpress printed the largest halftone that we have in our print shop at the Sacramento History Museum, which is a poster for the circus performer, Clyde Beatty. This halftone was made in the 1930s. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press. This halftone

January 28th is National Blueberry Pancake Day! This day honors the popular breakfast griddle cakes, featuring blueberries, best served up in a stack. For today, Howard letterpress printed a small halftone from the Brett from Pennsylvania Collection. This halftone, made likely in the 1960s, depicts some stacks of pancakes and assorted toppings on the side. This would have likely accompanied a restaurant’s advertisement in a newspaper or on a menu. This was printed with purple oil base ink using