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News  Ezekiel Russell: The Printer Behind Our Declaration Broadside

Read more in our blog post!
7/27/2026
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Detail from a 1776 woodcut published in Bickerstaff's Boston Almanac

There has been a lot of fanfare this month for our Declaration of Independence broadside, but what about its printer? Salem printer Ezekiel Russell is featured in our new exhibit, Raising the Alarm, and this week’s blog post delves more into his prolific and pioneering career. Read more on our blog. 

1776 woodcut from Bickerstaff's Boston Almanac featuring a man with an astrolabe looking at the stars, surrounded by astronomer’s instruments.

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