What computers replaced II

Shorpy published another wonderful old office picture this time it’s from the Computing Division (as the sign in the photo helpfully explains). This time it’s November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. “Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. This time it’s not the people who are fascinating everyone is too busy to look into the camera but rather the rows of shiny machines. It is also interesting to see that this is a female dominated workplace (I see three men working machines) but the supervisor is a man.

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