13B: Truck with shovel driving in construction area; Construction shots -misc.; Cement mixer; steel beams being hoisted; worker looking at plans. 14B: building construction shots; 3 men hammering; pan over rooftop.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Created:
1969-04-21
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Begins upsidedown then flips to footage of a man laying down and drinking coffee, a phone being answered, storage boxes, and Burroughs World Headquarters building B-roll. This is probably footage for a promotional or training video of some sort. Black and White film.
Creator:
Burroughs Corporation
Created:
1969-07-14
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A three quarters view of a nine column adding machine viewed. This machine has small clear panels on side allows partial viewing of interior mechanisms.
Created:
1909
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A fully assembled Norden Bomb Sight in a display case. The serial number plate on the bomb sight states "U. S. Army Air Forces Bomb Sight type M9 Serial No. 82849 Order No. 44-1283 Spec. No. [--] Carl L. Norden, Inc." The exhibit card caption reads: " The skills developed by Burroughs people in building precision business machines have been put ...
Created:
1952
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A young boy sits in the driver's seat of a truck while Norm Silberstein stands in the truck bed. Scrap metal collection was a business dominated by Jews throughout America's large cities. It was considered "dirty work", and therefore open to immigrants looking for jobs. Louis Paper and Moses Calmenson founded their business in 1891.
Created:
1920-03-31
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Large scale model of the NORAD facility build out of Plexiglas or other clear materials. Models of the computers, furnishings, and people can be seen through the walls and floors. The model is on display in the lobby of what appears to be a bank. A few people are looking at the model. Companion image to ID no. 93.
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Model is constructed of transparent material allowing view of interior spaces and equipment. The image is very dark because the model is lit from underneath. People and furnishings in the room are barely discernable.
Created:
1965?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
The Automatic Digital Relay computer installation at NORAD in use. Four United States Air Force Personnel (one Technical Sergeant, two Airmen First Class, and one Senior Airman) and two civilians are working at various stations.
Created:
1965
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Three military personnel seated at the wood observation table and console before two large NORAD radar screen displays and one numerical readout. The Nameplates on the workstations read (left to right): "Deputy CINCNORAD," "G/S NORAD," and "CINCNORAD." The shoulder of the uniform worn by the man on the left has a patch that says: "Canada."
Created:
1966
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Photograph showing a group of boys wearing baseball uniforms with baseball bats in the foreground. This group of boys probably played for a settlement house team. The uniforms they wear sport the letters "DTC": the scoreboard is in the background to the right. Settlement houses sponsored sports teams to attract boys to supervised activities as a...
Created:
1920?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Burroughs office machines including from left to right: a paper tape cash register, typewriter, an Electric Duplex Calculator, a tape less cash register, a typewriter, and an Electric Portable Adding Machine. The serial number of the adding machine is visible and reads 8A72923, which indicates the machine was manufactured in 1935. The typewriter...
Created:
1935
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Two women sitting at a table discussing an aspect of a an item in a Burroughs brochure. The woman on the right is holding the brochure in her left hand and gesturing to it with her right. The brochure's cover reads "Your Dreams Will Come True." Other brochures on the table read "Fascinating Figure Puzzles," "Computing Billing Machine," and "Burr...
Created:
1953
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Photograph of women and men gathered around a large table at the B. W. Harris Manufacturing Company. Harris Manufacturing was founded by Barney Harris in St. Paul in 1916. The company was known for men's outerwear sold under the Zero King label. For decades the home office was in Lowertown in St Paul.
Created:
1930
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
An office with four men and two women working. The man on the left is using a Burroughs model 6 machine on a rolling stand. The man in the center is speaking into some type of Dictaphone machine. An additional model 6 machine can be seen in the right foreground. Two more women can be seen through a window into another office.
Created:
1907
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A large office with six desks, a table, and two oriental style rugs on the floor. Two Burroughs six column model 6 machines on high stands are visible : one in the right foreground and one in the back ground. A desk in the middle supports a Burroughs Typewriter Billing Machine. Model 6 Adding and Listing Machine (ca. 1910-1915)Typewriter Billing...
Created:
1922?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Nine women working in an office with one row of five desks placed at an angle to the windows and wall on the left. The angle of the desks and machines provides a view of the motors and carriages of 17 column adding and listing machines, possibly a Burroughs Duplex Adding and Listing Machine style 2-17-01 or the Burroughs Duplex Subtractor Bookke...
Created:
1933
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
An United States Air Force Master Sergeant monitors the readout on a Burroughs off-line paper tape printer. The printer may be a part of the ATLAS or SAGE surveillance systems.
Created:
1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
An off-line papers tape printer in a portable case. The lid of the case is open to reveal two large spools. Tape is unwinding off of the right spool, around and through several tension points, and onto the left spool. The tape is reads: "Air Force Cambridge GRD Read."
Created:
1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A photograph showing the front exterior of the Oglansky Railroad Surplus Store which sold discounted merchandise of all types. The Oglansky home is next door to the store on the left.
Created:
1930?
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Al Tankenoff in front of the Tankenoff residence on State Street. Tankenoff is on the far right. The 1925 Ford 2-door is Tankenoff's. The Lafayette School incinerator stack is in the background.
Created:
1925
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
A man does hand on a drum. A portion of a Tektronix oscilloscope and two towers of "coincidence detectors" can be seen on his right. The oscilloscope was manufactured by Tektronix, Inc., Portland, Oregon.
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
A group of children, some of them Cub Scouts from troop 670, Los Angeles, California, and several adults, crowd around a display about the ALTAS and ALRI systems. Walter O'Brien, standing behind the table top display, talks about the systems.
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Roy L. Manning (far left) points toward an exhibition panel about the U.S.A.F. ATLAS Guidance Control Loop, while Lt. Colonel Gaylord, Mrs. M. B. Gaylord, and son look on.
Created:
1960
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Two boys are looking at Burroughs Advertising posters and machine parts on a display table in the Plymouth, Michigan, factory. A cluster of adults, also looking at the display table, can be seen on the left of the image. The far right panel promotes Burroughs' Defense Products and features the crate of gyrosyns seen in image ID no. 319 as its gr...
Created:
1954
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Three Burroughs Adding machines and calculators are set up on a long table. A crowed of people are looking at the machines and two girls are trying the machines. Two Advertising signs over the table are visible and read (right to left) "Introducing the Director 200, Try It!," "Investigate before you Calculate! See the Burroughs Calculator with M...
Created:
1954
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Charles Babbage Institute.
Photograph of attendees of the Oreck family Seder. The hosts of this Seder were Ida and Arthur Oreck. Arthur Oreck is to the far right of the picture. The Oreck family settled in the Duluth area.
Created:
1955
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
Men and boys playing table tennis on Center Day. Sports and recreational activities took place at the Annex, an old house and yard next door to the J. E. C. The Annex remained in use until 1940, when deteriorating conditions caused it to close.
Created:
1938
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.
