Synopsis
1970s women in office working at keyboards on machines printing envelopes. Moving camera behind women working at desks in large office. spinning reel of magnetic tape. Disembodied hand types on keyboard of 1970s computer; computer processing punch cards. Disembodied hand types in numbers onto key pad listed on checks being sorted through with other hand. disembodied hand punching in numbers on keypad. Rotating metal clip of machine is automatically fed envelopes with Wells Fargo Bank return address. Disembodied woman’s hand stacks MasterCharge credit cards into machine. Machine automatically spits out envelopes. woman filing. workers in accounting tallying checks. Computer punch cards pass through machine. Great shot machine printing MasterCharge credit cards. Exterior of Wells Fargo Bank executive office in 1970s. flashing red light on 1970s black computer keyboard.
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Details
- Running time
- 15 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- 0766_Data_Processing_Division_M05911_22_00_58_00
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Give it up for these fine folks · Spuzz · 2018-03-01
Great AB roll here featuring antiquated office equipment doing chores. Lots of 1970s big machines (not neccesarily computers) clicking off punch cards, certifying cheques, and punching Master Charge credit cards out. Also featuring office clerks doing stuff that probably went out of style in the 1980s. Love the ending too, wonder what that intro was about. Reccomended!