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[Machines being used in automobile travel analysis at federal agency in Wash., D.C.: Miss Elizabeth Woodward with man using electric tabulating machine] – Vintage Wall Art

[Machines being used in automobile travel analysis at federal agency in Wash., D.C.: Miss Elizabeth Woodward with man using electric tabulating machine], 1932 Aug. 15. — historic photograph
[Machines being used in automobile travel analysis at federal agency in Wash., D.C.: Miss Elizabeth Woodward with man using electric tabulating machine], 1932 Aug. 15.. Historic photograph from the Automobiles collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A woman named Elizabeth Woodward stands beside a man operating an electric tabulating machine, part of a federal office in Washington, D.C., that sorted and counted data on automobile travel. The photograph, taken by the Underwood & Underwood news agency in August 1932, shows how punch-card equipment was changing government statistics during the Depression. The caption also files the picture under women's employment, reflecting the growing number of technical and clerical jobs women held in federal offices at the time. The caption data is old and unverified, so treat the specific agency and task as approximate.

Created / published1932 Aug. 15.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto by Underwood & Underwood. No. 80580 RU. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Women--Employment; Statistics; Automobile Ind. & trade; B.I.; Geogr.; Tabulating machines.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,127 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-142087

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