Making of the Congressional Record

Since 1873, the Government Printing Office has printed the Congressional Record, the daily publication of Congress’ proceedings. Some of the steps involved in printing and putting the Record online are illustrated below.

Check out the rest of the 150 Years at GPO series.

• Inside GPO’s printing plant [Audio slideshow included]
• GPO evolves from printing press to digital platform [Photo gallery included]
• Timeline of GPO’s history [Interactive timeline]
• GPO exhibit features draft of Emancipation Proclamation [Photo gallery included]