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- "Stenographic Department. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908 - Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- 1906-1908
- Collections - Artifact
"Stenographic Department. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, Ill.," 1906-1908
Mail-order firm Sears, Roebuck, & Co. had become one of America's largest corporations by the early 1900s. Sears was particularly popular among rural Americans, as it offered better options, lower costs, and more efficient delivery methods than traditional general stores. This stereograph, one of a set of 50 sold through the Sears catalog beginning in 1908, offered a behind-the-scenes look at the company's operation.
- Willa Wright, Stenographer for Writer and Reporter Edgar White, Hudson, Missouri, circa 1910 - By 1900, women made up more than a third of clerical workers. For women, there were few professional job opportunities, outside of nursing and teaching, so literate women often turned to office work. In the early 1900s, Willa Wright worked as a stenographer for Edgar White, a newspaper and magazine writer in Hudson, Missouri. Later, she became a clerk in a Chicago brokerage office.
- circa 1910
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Willa Wright, Stenographer for Writer and Reporter Edgar White, Hudson, Missouri, circa 1910
By 1900, women made up more than a third of clerical workers. For women, there were few professional job opportunities, outside of nursing and teaching, so literate women often turned to office work. In the early 1900s, Willa Wright worked as a stenographer for Edgar White, a newspaper and magazine writer in Hudson, Missouri. Later, she became a clerk in a Chicago brokerage office.
- Stenotype Shorthand Typewriter, 1911-1915 -
- 1911-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Stenotype Shorthand Typewriter, 1911-1915
- Rite-Line Copy Holder, 1940-1950 -
- 1940-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Rite-Line Copy Holder, 1940-1950
- "Spell-Write" Steno Notebook, circa 1963 -
- circa 1963
- Collections - Artifact
"Spell-Write" Steno Notebook, circa 1963
- Marjorie P. Turner, July 1905 -
- July 05, 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Marjorie P. Turner, July 1905
- H. J. Heinz's First Desk, circa 1923 - The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Photographs of buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process were often taken and then modified for use in advertisements or publications. This modified photograph shows H.J. Heinz's first desk, with stenography equipment attached.
- circa 1923
- Collections - Artifact
H. J. Heinz's First Desk, circa 1923
The H.J. Heinz Company employed ambitious and comprehensive advertising strategies to meet consumers at home, in stores, and everywhere in between. Photographs of buildings, employees, and the manufacturing process were often taken and then modified for use in advertisements or publications. This modified photograph shows H.J. Heinz's first desk, with stenography equipment attached.
- Stenotype Shorthand Typewriter, Master Model 4, 1927-1932 -
- 1927-1932
- Collections - Artifact
Stenotype Shorthand Typewriter, Master Model 4, 1927-1932