Looking Back: BYU's Typing Class in 1901

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Looking Back: Typing Class

Winter 2018 Issue

A black and white photo of professionally dressed students in a classroom at Brigham Young Academy in 1901. — Photo courtesy L. Tom Perry Special Collections, UAP2 F038)

Professionally dressed students practice their typing skills in a 1901 class in Brigham Young Academy’s Commercial College.

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