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World's First Typist

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Description: The World's First Typist, Lillian Sholes, daughter of Christopher Sholes, who invented the first successful typewriter. It was during Mr. Sholes' residence...
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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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Walking and Talking Robot

Date: 02 15 1957
Description: John Fischer, age 11, demonstrates his invention, a "walking and talking" robot. The robot's eyes light up, and it rolls back and forth on a platform.
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Vote Recording Machine

Date: 1919
Description: Inventor, B.L. Boboroff, displays his vote recording device to members of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Print

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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Alarm Clock & Study Desk

Date: 01 10 1945
Description: Carved wooden combination alarm clock & study desk made by John Muir about 1862, while a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, on display in the ...
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One-Handed Typewriter

Date: 1946
Description: Colonel Robert S. Allen, a well-known journalist before World War II, lost his arm while on active duty in Europe. He is seated here with Dr Anton Dvorak, ...
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Isaac Singer with George Zieber

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Description: Actors portraying I.M. Singer and his friend George Zieber with the first sewing machine.
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Singer Examining a Sewing Machine

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Description: Actors portray I.M. Singer and George Zieber examining an early sewing machine.
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Student Creates Game Machine

Date: 02 03 1964
Description: Wisconsin high school student Jeffrey Mattox is shown playing a game of tic-tac-toe against the machine he constructed. A screen shows the squares, and a m...
Book or Pamphlet

"The Story of the Typewriter"

Date: 1923
Description: Illustration on cover of a book written about the history of the typewriter covering 1873-1923.
Manuscript

Illustration from "The Story Of The Typewriter"

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Description: Illustration used for a book written about the history of the typewriter. Image includes Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the first practical typewri...
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Push Binder Drawing

Date: 03 05 1913
Description: Inventors copyright drawing.

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