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High Powered Computing Circa 1924

Posted by: Ghosts of DC on November 5, 2012 in Faces & Places of Yesterday Leave a comment

This is what a high-powered computing operation looked like in 1924. This was crowdsourcing before it existed.

November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. "Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. Many clerks figure the amount of the bonus each veteran is entitled to."

November 24, 1924. Washington, D.C. “Bonus Bureau, Computing Division. Many clerks figure the amount of the bonus each veteran is entitled to.”

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