From the Collection: The James Franklin Printing Press

Authors

Daniel Snydacker Jr., Ph.D.
M Joan Youngken

Abstract

In this "From the Collection," we examine the James Franklin printing press. The arrival of this press in the eighteenth century signaled and facilitated Newport's transformation from a provincial town to a cosmopolitan colonial city.

Recommended Citation

Snydacker, Daniel Jr., Ph.D. and Youngken, M Joan (1995) "From the Collection: The James Franklin Printing Press," Newport History: Journal of the Newport Historical Society: Vol. 67: Iss. 230, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newporthistory/vol67/iss230/4