Frank R. Jackson's Royal Typewriter
Object Details
- Date
- mid 20th Century
- Medium
- metal, plastic, coated fabric, wood
- Dimensions
- case: 14 15/16 × 13 3/8 × 7 1/16 in. (38 × 34 × 18 cm)
- typewriter: 11 5/8 × 14 3/16 × 5 1/2 in. (29.6 × 36 × 14 cm)
- Caption
- Royal Typewriters were known for their durability, and this portable gray Quiet De Luxe model belonged to professional photographer Frank R. Jackson who co-owned the studio Turner-Jackson Photography at 1934 11th Street, N.W. While his photographs provided visual documentation of community life in Washington, DC, the typewriter produced a written archive. Jackson may have used it to run his local business, or to construct crossword puzzles for the Washington Post, a job he held for over twenty-five years.
- Accession Number
- 2009.0004.0008
- Type
- typewriter
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Record ID
- acm_2009.0004.0008
