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This article presents part of a research about the Revista de Pernambuco’s covers published between the years of 1924 to 1926. In the study of grafic artifacts memory it is important to take into account and to know well the technology available at the time in which they were produced. Technology can impose limits on the development of graphic work, but can, as well, expand its possibilities. In this sense, this article intends to investigate the technology used in the printing of Revista de Pernambuco’s covers (1924-1926) relating it to the existing graphic practices at that time. Thus, it describes not only the scenario of the graphic industry of Pernambuco, but also the printing technologies used in the early twentieth century. By knowing the production of these artifacts, this article seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the graphic practice in the state of Pernambuco at that period.