Download or read book 100 GPO Years, 1861-1961 written by United States. Government Printing Office and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 100 GPO years takes a chronological approach to GPO history, beginning with a history of public printing in America prior to 1860 and describing events year by year from 1861 to 1961. A section of rare photographs illustrates the progress of "the big shop" from handset type to computer typesetting.