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1920 census punched cards [message #390228] Sat, 11 January 2020 14:49 Go to next message
hancock4 is currently offline  hancock4
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100 years ago they were gearing up for the 1920 census.
Using punched cards.

https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1920-01/page/n4 5
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Re: 1920 census punched cards [message #390339 is a reply to message #390228] Mon, 13 January 2020 16:09 Go to previous message
Rich Alderson is currently offline  Rich Alderson
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hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com writes:

> 100 years ago they were gearing up for the 1920 census.
> Using punched cards.

> https://archive.org/details/Nations-Business-1920-01/page/n4 5
> (enlarge for clarity)

Why is that notable? Hollerith adapted Jacquard pattern cards for the 1890
census, after all.

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