Kingikmiut Eskimo boys at desk practicing vertical writing, Kingegan, Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, between 1901 and 1906
Handwritten in album: Vertical writing PH Coll 49.90 Vertical writing was introduced in the late 1800s as a better method of writing than the slanted writing that was previously taught. Experts claimed that studies had shown that children who used slanted writing had to assume a position that was da...
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| Summary: | Handwritten in album: Vertical writing PH Coll 49.90 Vertical writing was introduced in the late 1800s as a better method of writing than the slanted writing that was previously taught. Experts claimed that studies had shown that children who used slanted writing had to assume a position that was damaging to the body and spine. Eventually vertical writing was also criticized and abandoned. |
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