On View
Power of Place Gallery
Exhibition
Power of Place
Manufactured by
Remington Rand, American, 1927 - 1955
Used by
Franklin, B. C., American, 1879 - 1960
Date
March 1947
Medium
metal, plastic, rubber
Dimensions
H x W x D: 9 1/2 × 17 1/4 × 14 5/8 in. (24.1 × 43.8 × 37.1 cm)
Description
Remington Rand model seventeen typewriter with keyboard margin controls used by Buck Colbert Franklin, survivor of the Tulsa Race Massacre, in his legal practice. The typewriter is black with silver lettering. “Remington Rand” is written on the paper table of the typewriter and “Remington” is on the body of the typewriter below the ribbon cover plate. “Remington” is also found on the back of the typewriter at center. The Remington Rand logo is on the back of the typewriter at bottom center. The typewriter has a 4-bank universal keyboard. On the top left of the keyboard is a type bar unjammer lever and ribbon reverse lever, above the KMC key which controls the left margin. On the right, above the KMC key for the right margin, are a 3-position touch regulator and the ribbon height control, including a setting for using the middle of the ribbon. The serial number for the typewriter is J1122912.
Place made
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place used
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Type
typewriters
Topic
American South
American West
Communication
Law
Race riots
Technology
Tulsa Race Massacre
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John W. and Karen R. Franklin
Object number
2013.238.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd545928668-318f-4c55-9137-d730f282473a

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