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Christopher Latham Sholes

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Description: Portrait of Christopher Latham Sholes posing at a typewriter.
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Lillian Sholes

Date: 1872
Description: Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes.
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Christopher Latham Sholes

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Description: A portrait of Christopher Latham Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. Sholes was an editor in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and later continued this work in Milwa...
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Sholes-Glidden Typewriter

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Description: The Sholes-Glidden typewriter.
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August Derleth at His Desk

Date: 1942
Description: Author August Derleth surrounded by books at his desk.
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Dalton Trumbo

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Description: Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, seated at a typewriter.
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Sinclair Lewis Typing

Date: 1925
Description: Sinclair Lewis seated at a typewriter with a cigarette in a holder in his mouth.
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Ada James at her Desk

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Description: Suffragist Ada James sitting at her desk.
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Alice E. Smith

Date: 04 01 1973
Description: A candid portrait of Alice E. Smith sitting behind a typewriter. She appears to be sitting on an outdoor patio, and is writing on a pad of paper.
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Frank Adams

Date: 1963
Description: Portrait of Frank Adams, a journalist and organizer. He is sitting at a desk and holding a pen. This was taken while he worked for The Virginian-Pilot

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