Early Census Machines

High Res | Low Res	#FOSDIC190091 Description: FOSDIC (Film Optical Sensing Device for Input to Computers). First developed in 1953 for the 1960 Census of Population and Housing. This equipment scans reels of micofilmed census questionnaires to capture responses which are transferred to magnetic tape readable by computers. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing: 1960, Procedural History) Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	#FOSDIC001 Description: FOSDIC (Film Optical Sensing Device for Input to Computers). First developed in 1953 for the 1960 Census of Population and Housing. This equipment scans reels of micofilmed census questionnaires to capture responses which are transferred to magnetic tape readable by computers. (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Population and Housing: 1960, Procedural History) Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	#Histo01h Description: Woman operating the Hollerith Pantograph, Census Bureau Year: 1940 Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	#Histo03h Description: Hand punch machine used in 1940 Year: 1940 Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.