GPO Portraits

GPO History Video
See how the agency has evolved through
new technologies.

GPO's Official History
Keeping America Informed: The U.S. Government Printing Office 1861–2011:
150 Years of Service to the Nation

Photo Collections

History Presentations

100 GPO Years, 1861–1961
100 GPO Years, 1861–1961: A History of United States Public Printing was published
for the agency's centennial in 1961

150th Anniversary Exhibit Video
See the video of GPO's 150th Anniversary exhibit

150th Anniversary
GPO celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011 with the special exhibit Keeping America Informed: 150 Years of Service to the Nation

History of Printing
C-Span's American Artifacts takes a look at the history of printing.