2000.197.10 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Giant typewriter, Underwood Typewriter Company, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Underwood & Underwood American, 1882 - 1940s

Dateprobably 1915

MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 10 1/4in. (21 x 26cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionFifteen women typists wearing skirts and blouses sitting on a giant working model of the Underwood No. 5 typewriter for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. Paper in the typewriter says "Westward Ho! Over the Rockies we go! Meet us in the palace of Liberal Arts, Court of the Universe, San Francisco. Typed inscription on back: "World's largest typewriter to be exhibited at Panama-Pacific Exposition, is 21 feet high, weighs 26 tons and costs $100,000"

Object number2000.197.10

NotesSubject Note: Underwood Typewriter Company was located at 581 Capitol Avenue, incorporated in 1898 with John T. Underwood, President and Director. Advertised as "The largest typewriter factory in the world." International typewriter sales.

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