{"id":13,"date":"2026-10-30T19:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T19:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webdesign10.fortlewis.edu\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-10-30T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T21:23:14","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webdesign10.fortlewis.edu\/?page_id=13","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webdesign10.fortlewis.edu\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"485\" height=\"352\" src=\"http:\/\/webdesign10.fortlewis.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Desert-Trail-Logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" style=\"width:134px;height:auto\" 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We are non-profit organization dedicated to preservation, education, and outreach through letterpress printing. At our spacious facility in Aztec, New Mexico, we host exhibitions, tours, and classes. We also run the Trail Snack Press, a mobile print studio that lets us bring letterpress to the community as a way to record, share, and celebrate the diverse voices of the Four Corners. 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This &#8220;living museum&#8221; houses of thousands of historic hand-carved wooden letters, a variety of cast metal fonts, four antique printing presses, and bindery equipment all used for classes and projects by our staff , community members, and resident artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\">Desert Trail Press &amp; Rare Type Collection<br>107\u00bd South Main Street<br>Aztec, New Mexico<br>(505) 555-5555<br><a href=\"mailto:DesertTrailPress@gmail.com\">DesertTrailPress@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\">Hours:<br>Tuesday-Saturday 10 am to 5 pm<br>Closed major holidays<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-custom-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\">Every <a href=\"https:\/\/webdesign10.fortlewis.edu\/?page_id=28\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"28\">CONTRIBUTION<\/a> matters! 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