Printing one of the largest cuts from the Lewis Winter Collection for National Ag Day (March 22)

March 22nd is National Agriculture Day and this day is very fitting for Sacramento since we are the Farm-To-Fork Capital with 1.5 million acres of farmland in the region. In honor of today, Howard printed an image from one of the largest electrotype cuts in the Lewis Winter Collection. This cut was made at least 125 years ago. Lewis’ father, John Winter, came to California in 1855 during the Gold Rush. After briefly gold mining in Amador County, he took up farming in Antelope, just outside of Sacramento. In 1863, John married Mary A. Schaffer and they moved to a farm in Capay Valley in Yolo County where they raised 10 children. Lewis Winter would later create this cut at his wood and photo engraving office at 627 J Street in Sacramento sometime between 1888 (when he bought the business) and 1901 when his mother passed away (the cut alludes to the residence of Mrs. John Winter). The Lewis Winter Collection is full of agricultural related cuts but nothing is as detailed as this engraving