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Women workers on assembly line at the International Telemeter Corporation, ca.1940
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Women workers on assembly line at the International Telemeter Corporation, ca.1940
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Photograph of women workers on assembly line at the International Telemeter Corporation, ca.1940. In the foreground at center extending into the background, eight women works can be seen sitting along a table. In front of each woman, a smooth rectangular slab with a raised axle structure at its center rests upon the table. Connected to this axle, a rectangular electronic board can be seen. In some cases two columns support the other end of the board, while other woman show the board slanted at an angle. In the foreground, a woman holds a pair of pliers and finely adjusts the board. Also on the table, two spools of wiring can be seen near two small boxes. To the far right, frustum-shaped glass containers are visible hanging slightly above the surface of the table. Inside the container, a small cylindrical object can be seen. Additional containers can be seen in the background and on the top shelf of the desk in the extreme foreground to the right. In the background to the left, a "Coca-Cola" machine is visible near a smaller box labeled "Pepsi-Cola". Above these machines, a circular clock hangs beside several encased wires. In the extreme background at center, a group of men can be seen.; Back of photoprint reads: "Assembling cores on memory planes at the International Telemeter Corporation. There are memory planes holding as few as 1000 cores and others with over 32,000. The size depends on the capacity of the electronic memory. At present these planes are assembled by hand. Telemeter, however, is developing methods for automating this operation so that the cost of Ferrite-core memories may be reduced".
Asset Metadata
Title
Women workers on assembly line at the International Telemeter Corporation, ca.1940
Subject
Assembly-line methods
(lcsh),
Electronics
(lcsh),
industrial sites
(adlf),
Industry -- Plants -- Interiors -- Women workers
(file heading),
Women -- Employment
(lcsh)
Tags
OAI-PMH Harvest
Place
California
(states),
USA
(countries)
Temporal Subject
1940
Type
images
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.
(aacr2),
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
1940
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-m10398
Identifier
40911 (
accession number
), CHS-40911 (
call number
), CHS-40911 (
filename
), chs-m825 (
legacy collection record id
), chs-c65-12530 (
legacy record id
), chs-m10398 (
legacy record id
), USC-2-1-1-10545 (
legacy record id
), 84-1-2034 (
microfiche number
), USC (
project
)
IIIF ID
[Document.IIIFV3ID]
DM Record ID
12530
Unique identifier
UC133925
Legacy Identifier
CHS-40911.tiff
Type
Image
Internet Media Type
image/tiff
Resolution
20.8 in × 16.9 in at 300dpi
52.9 cm × 42.9 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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