Typewriters being used by ladies in an office, from an illustration in Cosmopolitan

Creator:

Sholes, Christopher Latham, 1819-1890

Published/Created:

1891

Notes:

When typewriters became common in offices, it opened up a huge opportunity for women to earn better wages doing respectable work, while costing the employer less than an equally skilled man.

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

253529

Genre:

illustrations (AAT)
typewriters (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

B: Current, Typewriter & Men Who Made It, 1954

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 25487

OID:

323916

PID:

digcoll:2255329