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Interior view of the Ramo-Wooldridge Data Reduction Center in Los Angeles, 1950-1960
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Interior view of the Ramo-Wooldridge Data Reduction Center in Los Angeles, 1950-1960
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Photograph of an interior view of the Ramo-Wooldridge Data Reduction Center in Los Angeles, 1950-1960. A line of computers lines the wall of the circular room at left. Four men in suits can be seen looking at displays and printed data. At right, a map of the computer can be seen on a large sign. Small rectangular lights run along the ceiling near the perimeter of the room. The center was operated as a function of Space Technology Laboratories, an autonomous division of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation and was used for converting telemtered missile and other performance data into useable form, a highly specialized field of technology.; Photoprint reads: "The Ramo-Wooldrige date reduction center, operated as a function of Space Technology Laboratories, an autonomous division of the Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation telemetered missile and other performance data into usable form, a highly specialized field of technology".
Asset Metadata
Title
Interior view of the Ramo-Wooldridge Data Reduction Center in Los Angeles, 1950-1960
Subject
Computers
(lcsh),
Electronics
(lcsh),
Engineering
(lcsh),
Guided missile industries
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry
(lcsh),
Industry -- Aerospace
(file heading),
Ramo-Wooldridge Corporation
(subject),
Space Technology Laboratories
(subject)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
Los Angeles
(counties),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1950/1960
Type
images
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
negatives (photographic)
(aat),
photographic prints
(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-m10933
Identifier
33230 (
accession number
), CHS-33230 (
call number
), CHS-33230 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-18862 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10933 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-11084 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-1315 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
18862
Unique identifier
UC135973
Legacy Identifier
CHS-33230.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
19.0 in × 15.7 in at 300dpi
48.3 cm × 39.9 cm at 300dpi
Inherited Values
Title
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
Date Created
1860/1960
Linked assets
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960
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