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Cortez W. Peters (1906-1964) of the Cortez Peters Business Schools demonstrating his typing skills blindfolded in front of spectators.
Subject:
Business, Education, Schools, Classroom environment, African American history, Photographs, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Paul Henderson
Item ID:
HEN.00.A1-063
Creator:
Henderson, Paul, 1899-1988
Description:
Group portrait. Cortez W. Peters (1906-1964) of the Cortez Peters Business Schools demonstrating his typing skills blindfolded in front of spectators. Peters was the world speed typing champion. Photograph by Paul S. Henderson (1899-1988), circa January 1953.
Date of Original:
ca. 1953
Collection:
Paul Henderson Photograph Collection, Baltimore City Life Museum Collection, Special Collections Department
Type/Size:
Negative, 4 x 5 inch (10.16 x 12.7 cm)
Restrictions:
Restricted to copy print only in the Special Collections Department. For more information, please contact specialcollections@mdhs.org
Rights:
Copy of original owned by the Maryland Historical Society. For reproduction and permission information, please contact imagingservices@mdhs.org 

