The Giant Typewriter of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition

Visit this blog for tons more photos and the whole fascinating history of this device. I will say that the author misses mentioning one iconic way that the notion of a giant typewriter remained afloat in the culture. Any Boomer knows that it figured in a classic Batman adventure.

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Posted By: Paul - Sun Feb 20, 2022
Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough | Expositions, World Fairs, Celebrations | Twentieth Century

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A huge amount of great stuff was lost when the PPIE was torn down to develop the Marina District. $$$ rules.
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Posted by Virtual in Carnate on 02/20/22 at 07:32 AM

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