The Library of Virginia

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City, personnel, IBM room

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  • 37 older comments, and then…
  • James Holme said:
    These pictures are great. I guess this is an very early Mainframe. Very different to the current range of Blade servers :). Thank you for the pictures.

    James Oxford (UK)
  • David said:
    lighting is great. anyone know how it's accomplished? bare bulb? parabolic?
  • rf44 said:
    That's not even a true computer; it's a punched-card tabulating machine that is programmed by means of attaching patch cables to the board that the woman is inserting into the machine.
  • uka_2002 said:
    to drauh
    there ws no real electronic flash at that time -most of the stuff was done with 500Watt & up bulbs -the way it looks, the print was burned in at the corners in the print darkroom -or the photographer used a baffled reflector for taking the picture- my guess is f16 or 22 on a roughly 31/2 to 4 1/2 inch lens -one of the early wideangles for that film format.but -I am guessing a bit.
  • photonut-mi said:
    Love the lady's attire. Don't see many dress like that in the computer industry these days.

Bowling teams

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  • vfelvey said:
    Little balls ,probably "Tiny Town"
  • xxl2ockl3ottomxx said:
    The little balls are for duck pin bowling. There used to be several in Richmond. One still exists as Plaza Bowl on the Southside.
  • Les Carter said:
    One was directly across from Virginia Methodist Children's Home @ 3900 West Broad Street
  • Les Carter said:
    in 1957-1961

Unidentified aerial view, Richmond

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  • ameliamedic said:
    The tracks along the right-hand side of the picture are the same tracks that split Powhite Parkway.
  • Les Carter said:
    Virginia Methodist Children's Home @ 3900 West Broad Street

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