Image: Keypunch operator 1950 census IBM 016
Size of this preview: 729 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 292 × 240 pixels | 2,959 × 2,434 pixels.
Original image (2,959 × 2,434 pixels, file size: 759 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Description: A clerk employee creates punch cards containing data from the 1950 Census. The Census Bureau initially tabulated the 1950 Census using punch cards and electronic tabulators reminiscent of those developed by Herman Hollerith prior to the 1890 Census. After the installation of its first computer, UNIVAC I, in 1951, punch cards were translated to computer code on magnetic computer tape for faster processing. Keypunch machine is an IBM Type 016.
Usage Terms: Public domain
Image usage
The following page links to this image:
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.
