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This is a card puncher, an integral part of the tabulation system used by the United States Census Bureau to compile the thousands of facts gathered by the Bureau. Holes are punched in the card according to a prearranged code transferring the facts from the census questionaire into statistics. [Woman operating the card puncher], 1890 - 1950

ARC Identifier 513295 / Local Identifier 29-CM-C(9)

Item from Record Group 29: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007

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Creator(s):Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Public Information Office. (1890? - 04/1983)
Type(s) of Archival Materials:Photographs and other Graphic Materials
Contact(s):

National Archives at College Park - Still Pictures (RD-DC-S), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD, 20740-6001. PHONE: 301-837-0561; FAX: 301-837-3621; EMAIL: stillpixorder@nara.gov.
 
Coverage Dates:1890 - 1950
Part Of:Series: Census Machines, compiled 1890 - 1950
Access Restriction(s):Unrestricted
Use Restriction(s):Unrestricted
 
Variant Control Number(s):NAIL Control Number: NWDNS-29-CM-C(9)
 
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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001
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