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August Dvorak and typing class at University of Washington, Seattle, November 14, 1932

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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.

Handwritten on sleeve: D. Dvorak Class Etc., U of W 11/14/32.
Webster & Stevens number: 139026
ID Number: 1983.10.913.2
Date: 1932
Creator(s): Webster & Stevens, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 nitrate negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in.
Credit: MOHAI, PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, 1983.10.913.2
Copyright: All Rights Reserved
Subjects: Education