# @sachistorymuseum on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNVekgORsFc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76081807-sachistorymuseum-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4cb1d05331.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-14T12:46:22.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sacramento History Museum (@sachistorymuseum) — https://gondola.cc/sachistorymuseum

## Caption

On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act. This act created a social insurance program that was designed to pay retired workers a continuing income after retirement. The program is near and dear to Howard because he has been retired for 26 years. 

For today, Howard typeset and letterpress printed the name of that program. The text “Social Security” was typeset in 30 point Caslon font. This was printed with black rubber base ink using our Washington hand press.
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