Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Central City Steam Printing House.
- Abstract:
- A wide range of printed material, produced presumably as samples by the Central City Printing Company of Syracuse, New York.
- Extent:
- 0.25 linear ft.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Central City Steam Printing House, &su_name;
Background
- Scope and Content:
The Central City Printing Company Collection consists of a wide range of business-related printed material, presumably produced as samples by the company. The material includes everything from advertisements and billheads to tickets and trade/business cards. Many of the samples are for local or reginal businesses, such as Empire Millinery (Syracuse), Constantia Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Sage Hotel (Canastota).
- Biographical / Historical:
Nothing could be discovered about the Central City Steam Printing House. Steam power was first applied to printing presses in Germany during the first decades of the 19th century, and the steam-powered rotary press was invented in 1843 in the United States by Richard M. Hoe. Evidently Central City found this new technology sufficiently compelling to include it in their company name.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2015.
- Arrangement:
Alphabetically by type of material.
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Business and Industry
New York State
Publishing, printing and book arts
Advertising cards -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Business enterprises -- Syracuse (N.Y.) -- 19th century.
Graphic design -- Specimens.
Printing -- Specimens.
Publishers and printers.
Advertisements.
Announcements.
Billheads.
Business cards.
Circulars (fliers)
Dance cards.
Order forms.
Programs (documents)
Tickets. - Names:
- Central City Steam Printing House.
- Places:
- Syracuse (N.Y.) -- History.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Central City Steam Printing House, &su_name;
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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Special Collections Research CenterSyracuse University LibrariesBird Library, Room 600Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
- CONTACT:
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315.443.2697scrc@syr.edu