301 W Harrison Ave
Guthrie OK, US
Built in 1902 to replace their previous building lost to fire, The State Capital Publishing Museum was home to the State Capital Company, job printers and publishers of the Oklahoma State Capital newspaper. After a number of owners, the Oklahoma Historical Society assumed ownership of the building in mid-70s, and operated it as a museum until escalating maintenance costs forced its closure in 2012. In 2018, The Oklahoma Historical Society was almost forced by the state to sell the building to a developer. A coalition of private citizens stepped in raise the money needed to help secure the museum’s future, and The State Capital Publishing Museum was formed, taking over ownership of the building from the Oklahoma Historical Society.
The mission of the State Capital Publishing museum is “to acquire, restore, renovate, preserve, maintain, and recognize the historical significance of the building known as the State Capital Publishing Museum which is located in the State’s first capital city of Guthrie, Oklahoma.”
The museum is currently home to the only known surviving Linograph machine.
Linotype Model 8
No. 16625
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Linotype Model 8
No. 29760
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Linotype Model 8
No. 33441
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Linotype Model 32
No. 52693
Museum Display
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Linotype Model 31
No. 55543
Museum Display
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Linotype Model 32
No. 61476
Museum Display
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Unknown Linograph Model
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Museum Display
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