Artifact Details

Title

IBM 704 Electronic Data Processing System

Catalog Number

102641438

Type

Still Image

Description

B&W, perspective view of two IBM 704 Electronic Data Processing System on light tile, raised floor with vertical blinds wall behind system. Control Unit on right has a man with suit, pushing switches on the panel. A woman in a suit is taking cards out of a card sorter behind the Control Unit on the right. Stairway seen on right background going up to a 1/2 level up glass walled office. "<----------- 27 1/2 picas --------------->" in black ballpoint on bottom margin. "D8-8" sideways, in black ballpoint along right, bottom edge. Verso: Very large dark yellow stain (rubber cement ?) in center. "IBM 704" in very light black pencil, sideways, vertically to the right of the stain. "August 1975 p.45" written in blue ink towards bottom center. "525" circled, in black pencil towards bottom center, between "August 1975" and the "p.45". "AUG 1975" stamped in red ink at the upper left.

Date

1975-08

Publisher

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

Identifying Numbers

Other number 525
Other number D8-8
Other number p.45

Dimensions

8 1/8 x 10 in.

Format

Photographic print

Category

Identification photograph; Publicity photograph

Subject

Computer industry--History; Computers--History; Electronic data processing--History

Credit

Courtesy of Gwen Bell

Lot Number

X7413.2015
 

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