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Technician testing a connection in the internal wiring of a Burroughs 205 Electronic Digital Computer, 1950-1960
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Technician testing a connection in the internal wiring of a Burroughs 205 Electronic Digital Computer, 1950-1960
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Description
Photograph of a technician testing a connection in the internal wiring of a Burroughs 205 Electronic Digital Computer, 1950-1960. The technician is kneeling at right and is reaching into the wiring of the computer at left. She is holding two alligator clips in her hands. She is wearing a light-colored shirt, dark apron, and a large bracelet. There are thousands of wires visible in the computer. The computer was manufactured by the Burroughs Corporation's Electro Data Division at its Pasadena plant.
Asset Metadata
Title
Technician testing a connection in the internal wiring of a Burroughs 205 Electronic Digital Computer, 1950-1960
Subject
Burroughs Corporation
(subject),
Computers
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- General
(file heading)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
Pasadena
(city or populated place),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1950/1960
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographs
(aat)
Source
California Historical Society
(contributing entity),
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
(collection),
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960
(subcollection)
Date Created
1950/1960
Publisher
University of Southern California. Libraries
(digital)
Repository Email
specol@lib.usc.edu
Repository Name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Location
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Rights
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Copyright
Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.
Access Conditions
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Permanent Link (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20467
Identifier
33220 (
accession number
), CHS-33220 (
call number
), CHS-33220 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-22717 (
legacy record id
), chs-m20467 (
legacy record id
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
22717
Unique identifier
UC123706
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33220.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
16.1 in × 19.5 in at 300dpi
41.0 cm × 49.5 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Description
The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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