Paul Laurence Dunbar Typewriter

Creator

Wycoff Semona Company

Preview

Description

Paul Laurence Dunbar used a Remington Standard typewriter to compose lyrics for "Candle-Lightin' Time," "When Malindy Sings," and "Howdy, Honey, Howdy." The typewriter was made by the Wycoff Seoma Company of New York in the 1890s. It measures 12.59 by 16.14 by 13 inches (32 by 41 by 33 cm).

Repository Citation

Wycoff Semona Company, "Paul Laurence Dunbar Typewriter" (2022). Paul Laurence Dunbar Gallery. 14.
https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/dunbar_photos/14

Comments

Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection

Collection

Ohio History Connection H 49797