Dodd Printing & Stationery, Inc. was founded as Pythian Printing in 1877 by Hyempsel Williams Dodd Sr. Originally the printing office was located in the old Lincoln Hotel (corner of 9th St & Ave H), and printed "The Knights Sword & Helmet" for The Knights of Pythias (a fraternal organization that thrived in the 1900's). The shop moved a few more times