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| Title | August Dvorak and typing class at University of Washington, Seattle, November 14, 1932 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1932 |
| Caption | Dr. August Dvorak, an educational psychologist and professor of education at the University of Washington, teaches a class of typists his new Simplified Keyboard Layout. In May 1932 Dr. Dvorak filed a patent for the new layout, which claimed to result in faster, easier to learn typing. This photo may have been taken for a promotional piece. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: D. Dvorak Class Etc., U of W 11/14/32. |
| Subjects | Typewriters--Washington (State)--Seattle; Classrooms--Washington (State)--Seattle; Students--Washington (State)--Seattle; Teachers--Washington (State)--Seattle; Universities & colleges--Washington (State)--Seattle; University of Washington |
| Personal Names | Dvorak, August |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
University District (Seattle, Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.913.2 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 139026 |
