The original caption for this photo reads: This is a card puncher, an integral part of the tabulation system used by the United States Census Bureau to compile the thousands of facts gathered by the Bureau. Holes are punched in the card according to a prearranged code transferring the facts from the census questionaire into statistics.
Woman Operating a Census Card Puncher
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of the Census.
National Archives Identifier: 513295
Full Citation: Photograph 29-CM-C(9); This is a card puncher, an integral part of the tabulation system used by the United States Census Bureau…; Census Machines, 1890 – 1950; Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/census-card-puncher/, April 6, 2026]
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