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Data Processing Division (1970)

1970 · Ephemeral film · 13 min

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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Running time
13 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0766_Data_Processing_Division_M05911_22_16_30_00