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Typewriter used by Joe DiMaggio
Object Details
- Description
- Smith-Corona Typewriter used by professional baseball player Joe Dimaggio. It is purported to be Dimaggio's personal typewriter, found in his San Francisco home.
- Joseph (Joe) DiMaggio (1914-1990) played centerfield for the New York Yankees from 1936-1942 and from 1946-1951, with the time in-between spent in military service. One of the most dominant and popular athletes in United States history, Joltin’ Joe the Yankee Clipper , a lifetime .325 batter, set a Major League Baseball record, getting a hit in 56 consecutive games.
- The son of Italian immigrants, DiMaggio had two brothers, Dominic (Dom) and Vincent (Vince,) who also played in the Major Leagues. The native Californian made international headlines with his short-lived marriage to actress Marilyn Monroe in 1954.
- Enshrined in Baseball’s Hall of Fame in 1955, Dimaggio is remembered not only for his achievements on the diamond but as an icon for the era in which he played.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1934
- ca 1936
- ID Number
- 2021.0169.04
- serial number
- A9589
- accession number
- 2021.0169
- catalog number
- 2021.0169.04
- user
- DiMaggio, Joe
- Associated Name
- New York Yankees
- maker
- Smith Corona
- Object Name
- typewriter
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 7 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 19.685 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, Syracuse
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- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Subject
- Baseball
- web subject
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmah_2010517
- Usage
- CC0
