A manual paper tape cash register with the cash drawer partially open. The keyboard has one alphabetic column and eight numeric columns : they are atypical square keys.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A manual cash register with printed receipt, removable key cover, and bulletin holder. The keyboard has one alphabetic column and seven numeric columns : they are atypical square keys. The bulletin holder mounts next to the keyboard for assigning inventory types such as "hardware" or "paint" to a letter. The keyboard cover protects columns not u...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Man assembles gears for the millionth machine manufactured by Burroughs. Trays of parts are in the foreground and other employees visible are visible in the background.
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A middle aged man seated at a work bench assembling the millionth machine manufactured by Burroughs. Tools and parts on either side of machine are clearly visible : factory window panes form background.
Created:
1926
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Seven women working at the Cleveland March of Dimes fund raiser. Two women are making phone calls and three are using Burroughs portable Adding machines and calculators to tally money raised. A machine is being used for "Cleveland Reports," a second machine for "Grand Total," and the third for "Suburban Reports."
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A woman solders wiring to terminal points in a Master Directional Indicator for aircraft. Her head and shoulders occupy the right half of the image, the indicator is at the center of the image, while other components, a spool of wire, and tools can be seen on the left.
Created:
1951
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Shapiro family lived on the second floor of the building above the butcher shop. The woman in the upstairs window is Rose Shapiro. The man to the left of the fire hydrant is Max Shapiro, and the man in the apron is Sam Shapiro. Carl Shapiro is to the right of the horse.
Created:
1892
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Max Shapiro stands behind the counter at his butcher shop. An unidentified man stands at the end of the counter. The first Jewish Range residents lived in the Tower/Lake Vermillion area. They were peddlers, merchants and distributors who supplied first the lumber industry, then the mining community with provisions, dry goods and selected services.
Created:
1892
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Hubert Humphrey standing behind a podium and speaking into a microphone during a Hadassah luncheon. Hubert Humphrey was one of several prominent Minnesotans invited to speak at Hadassah luncheons held in downtown Minneapolis. The setting and prominence of the speaker suggests the organization's political clout.
Created:
1947
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Ten medals lie against a white background. Eight of the medals are inside small cases. Medals from left to right, top to bottom: 1900 Exposition Universelle-Paris : 1897 John Scott Medal awarded to William S. Burroughs by The City of Philadelphia : [n.d.] Grand Prize Louisiana Purchase Exposition : 1913 California State Agriculture Society : 191...
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University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A man in a white uniform bandages another man's finger in the Burroughs Detroit plant's medical department. The room has a spittoon, cot, sink, adjustable chair, a glass topped cart with instruments and bottles, and a framed picture of an x-ray.
Created:
1915?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A man wipe the side of the face of a man seated in a partially reclined chair at the Burroughs Detroit plant's medical department. The room has a sink, adjustable chair, and glass topped cart with instruments and bottles.
Created:
1911
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Introduction by Steven Rottinghaus, Burroughs industry marketing, to the Medical Group Practice Management System software package developed by Burroughs and targeted toward clinics with 1-25 doctors. Shows B90 and discusses B900 family hardware. Similar to AP15. Promotional Video for Medical Group Practice Management System. Mentions the B90 an...
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Contributor:
Balduf, Carl; Rottinghaus, Steven
Created:
1972
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A member of the B'nai B'rith synagogue Women's War Service Committee serves sandwiches to three smiling male servicemen at a Hanukkah Party given by the committee. This event was likely co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota chapter of Hillel, founded in 1940 to assist Jewish college students away from home.
Created:
1940 - 1950
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The men are assembled on the bimah (the stage or platform in front of the Ark containing the Torah scrolls) of Adas (literally, "congregation") Israel.
Created:
1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Some members of Boy Scout Troop #86 pose outside wearing hats, sweaters and jackets during a fall outing. Scouting, like sports, served as a way for young men to grow up under the attention and scrutiny of adults in addition to their hard-working parents. Beth El Synagogue sponsored Troop #86.Other Minneapolis troops included troop #10 at Temple...
Created:
1920
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Adas Israel was formed in the 1890s by members of the Moses Montefiore congregation, an earlier Orthodox congregation comprised of Lithuanian Jews. By the turn of the century, there were close to 1,500 Jews living in Duluth, most of who were Russian or Eastern European. The men in the picture were observing Simchas Torah, the holiday marking the...
Created:
1914
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Atlas Club was one of several Jewish social clubs in the Twin Cities operating during the early 1900s to the 1920s. The clubs were a response to the fact that "downtown" social clubs such as the Athletic Clubs would not admit Jews. The Atlas Club was absorbed into Gymea Doled in 1919. Unfortunately, there is no additional information on Rhod...
Created:
1929
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Jewish National Workers Alliance, or Farband, was the mutual aid component of the political party Poale Zion. Farband organized cooperative insurance and medical services and Yiddish language adult education for its worker members. Farband was active all over the U. S., primarily in the East. The greatest Twin Cities involvement in the Farba...
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
In addition to activities for children, the St. Paul JCC undertook programming for the increasing number of seniors at the end of the war. These seniors are part of the Golden Circle Group, which provided a place for older adults to socialize and learn together.
Created:
1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Photograph of members of the Ivria Club standing beneath a pergola at the Como Park Conservatory. Ivria Clubs were social clubs for young people dedicated to promoting Hebrew language and culture. This chapter was sponsored by the Minneapolis Talmud Torah. The idea of binding the "old" that was Hebrew with the "new" that was American--"Ivrit B'I...
Created:
1915
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph showing members of the Minneapolis Workmen's Circle. Workman's Circle members were non-religious, politically active Jews, many of whom were Socialists. They espoused a classless society, favored the use of Yiddish for cultural expression, and created a variety of services for members, including medical and insurance benefits.
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
The Oreckovsky family migrated to the United States from Russia the 1880s. The first-generation pioneers of the family--Joseph and Israel-- undertook the journey to Minnesota across Canada by foot, peddling clothes to rail- and mine-workers as they moved westward. The picture features the second generation, Israel's children, later in life. "Big...
Created:
1940?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A group of young men and women stand and sit outside of a building at Christmas Lake. Sigma Alpha Mu (also known as "Sammy") fraternity was founded at City College in New York in 1909. Originally a Jewish fraternity, it remained so until the mid-1950s, when members from all backgrounds were accepted.
Created:
1927-05
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Members of the Temple of Aaron synagogue Women's League cook dinner to raise money for the United Synagogue Youth. Written on the back in no particular order: Tone Spizman, Rae Robinson, Celia Marofsky, Mae Gross, Edna Gordon, Nina Blizin, Sima Seigal.
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph of members of the Workmen's Circle, which was created in the late 1800s by Jewish immigrants as a mutual aid society. The Circle was secular, practical and leftist, and many members were involved in support for Palestine.
Created:
1919
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Memorex information program including an interview with Douglas Brigance on customer expectations, mention of John Douglas' promotion, 3480 Tape introduction, product highlights, and new facilities. 100th anniversary of Burroughs Corporation, new logo.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Contributor:
Brigance, Douglas; Douglas, John; Parker, Michael
Created:
1986
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A framed display of an article in "Design News (November 1963) describing the memory disks floats and magnetic heads used in the Burroughs On-line Disk File. The display features the cover of the magazine issue, a channel 13 magnetic read/write head, a recording disk, and an excerpt with graphics, from the article by E. W. Schrader, West Coast E...
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Portrait photograph of some men affiliated with Central Community House. Central Community House and its West Side counterpart, Neighborhood House, were created to assist immigrants newly arrived to the community. Although the settlement house roots were in the Jewish community, the curriculum and activities offered emphasized Americanization an...
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph showing men associated with the Mercury Athletic Club. The Mercury Club was founded in 1930 as the Wells Mercurys, a boy's and girl's athletic club affiliated with the North Side Well Settlement House.
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Portrait photograph of the Mercury basketball team in uniform. The Mercurys were the city and state basketball champs in the settlement house league in 1923. Max Winter is in the back row on the far left.
Created:
1923
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
An E2100 machine and desk on a round platform under a banner proclaiming"1st prize," and reads" "Presenting the Electronic E2100 Direct Accounting Computer : Michigan Product of the Year." A sign to the left reads: "Burroughs Electronic E2100 Direct Accounting Computer" Michigan's 1964 Product of the Year : Selected in competition with hundreds ...
Created:
1964
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Six microfilm readers on display. Six small signs on the floor in front of the machines read (from left to right): "Pawtucket Office," Woonsocket Office," "Home Office Bookkeeping," "Home Office Bookkeeping," "Home Office Archives," and "Newport Office." A large sign in the center reads: "New Burroughs Microfilm Equipment for Rhode Island Hospit...
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Burroughs Mid-West Exhibit Center interior looking out the large window in the middle ground. Five people outside have stopped to look in at the display featuring the USAF ATLAS Guidance Control Loop system. A small display on packet assembly can be seen on the left.
Created:
1958
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
