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This is What High-Powered Computing Looked Like in 1924: Crowdsourcing Before it Existed

Take a look back in time to 1924 and discover the crowdsourcing of high-powered computing operations before it even had a name. Learn the story of the Bonus Bureau Computing Division and their incredible work.
Washington, D.C., circa 1922. "Star Building from air." The Washington Star newspaper building at the center is at the intersection of 11th Street N.W. and Pennsylvania Avenue, which runs diagonally across the photo. The big building with the tower us the Old Post Office. There's a lot to see here, including laundry hung out to dry. National Photo Company glass negative
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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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