The Library of Virginia

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City, personnel, IBM room

  • 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.

Project off Walmsley Boulevard

  • poogie714 said:
    I recognize this photo because of the steep hills. I lived a block away from this location in the early 60's. It was taken at the corner of Walmsley Boulevard and Castlewood Road.
  • The Library of Virginia said:
    Thanks ! This is one of the photos included in the current exhibition of Rice photos at The Library of Virginia - now we can update the exhibition label with this new information.
  • vance carter said:
    studebaker

Pump repair, Byrd Park

  • Philip Watson said:
    Nice horizontal split case pump.
  • Ashlie Sidney said:
    That is a nice horizontal split case pump. I would love to get my hands on one of these, that is a fine piece of equipment. I don't have a split case, but it would be nice. Ashlie Sidney | www.dixiedrainfields.com
  • Justin Waits said:
    Heavy machinery!
  • Susan Martin said:
    That is my grandfather in the cap on the far right :-)

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