Since I first stumbled into the Hatch Show Print Shop almost 20 years ago on Lower Broadway, I fell crazy in love with this 19th century American institution. Known for its vintage, hand-carved images, this shop, established in 1879, is well known for their letterpress posters. Credit goes to Gutenberg back in the 1400s for one of the greatest printing presses, but Hatch continues today to hand turn posters for artists and events around the country and across musical genres.
With upscale honky tonks moving into Lower Broadway and more room needed for the letterpress business, Hatch Show Print found a home in the lobby of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2013. Gone are their early days located behind the The Mother Church of Country Music aka the Ryman Auditorium; then in a 19th century building on Lower Broadway where resident cats kept a watchful eye on the small counter area as the ever increasing number of visitors entered to soak up the walls simply smothered in vintage posters. The new, polished location continues to use the various presses which date from the late-1800s through the mid-1950s, along with the large selection of hand carved wood block designs which covered an entire wall in the shop.
Today, you can take a tour behind the scenes and have an opportunity to turn your very own Hatch Show Print. Unable to visit Nashville? This link is a great source about this historical printing shop. https://www.hatchshowprint.com/
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, with its rotating exhibits, is always a highlight of my visit to Nashville. How surprised, and a bit homesick was I, to see Southern California prominently displayed with a Los Angeles Country-Rock exhibit. Emmylou, Dwight, Buffalo Springfield, Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys and Graham Parsons were noted along with James Taylor and Carole King who cut their respective albums Sweet Baby James and Tapestry, in LA. Both (original) albums are still in my vinyl collection today. When in Nashville, a visit to this museum should be on the top of your list!
Camp Dawg 
Large wood carvings, such as these from the 1932 election, were cut and folded for easy storage which resulted in the vertical lines in the finished print