Typewriter used by Joe DiMaggio
date: label: date made
content: 1934
label: date made
content: ca 1936
name: label: user
content: DiMaggio, Joe
label: Associated Name
content: New York Yankees
label: maker
content: Smith Corona
notes: label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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, <i>Joltin’ Joe </I? was an All-Star every season of his 13 year career, taking home three American League Most Valuable Player Awards and leading the Yankees to a remarkable 9 World Series Championships. In 1941,<i> the Yankee Clipper </i>, a lifetime .325 batter, set a Major League Baseball record, getting a hit in 56 consecutive games.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Syracuse
topic: label: Subject
content: Baseball
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0169.04
label: serial number
content: A9589
label: accession number
content: 2021.0169
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0169.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: typewriter
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 7 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 19.685 cm x 26.67 cm