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A group of six women celebrating Hewlett-Packard's 15th anniversary.
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15th Anniversary: Women Established at HP
By the time these women participated in Hewlett-Packard’s 15th anniversary celebrations in 1954, women were an established presence throughout the company’s workforce, which at that point consisted of ...
A photo from 1946 featuring nine female HP employees at work.
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A Diversifying Workforce: HP’s Growth
Wartime production demands led Hewlett-Packard’s workforce to grow from 3 employees in 1940 to around 200 by 1945. The combination of a national labor shortage and the company’s nondiscriminatory hiri ...
The cover of Watt's Current from January 1961 with Patrica Vogt & Wally Brann working on a Dressagraph Multilift Model 1275.
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A Lift: Dressagraph Multilift Model 1275
Patrica Vogt and Wally Brann worked on a Dressagraph Multilift Model 1275, a printer that had a capacity of 50,000 impressions or 25,000 sheets a day. Vogt was one of 2,600 women who worked at Hewlett ...
A photo of women employees in the Pre-Fab section of Building 1 at Palo Alto.
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A Pre-Fabulous Team
The female employees of the Pre-Fab section of Building 1 at Palo Alto were a close-knit group even by Hewlett-Packard standards. Company publications documented frequent celebrations for birthdays, f ...
Cover of Watt's Current from March 8, 1946 featuring a production line of mostly women.
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A Riveting Job: Wartime Women at HP
Wartime production brought more employees into the fold, especially women and retirees. “Rosie the Riveters” were a common sight on Hewlett-Packard assembly lines in the mid- to late-1940s. ...
The cover of Watt's Current from January 1957 featuring men and women in the Wiring & Assembly section working side-by-side.
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A Wide Scope: HP 150A Oscilloscope
Women and men in the Wiring and Assembly section worked side by side in crafting 150A oscilloscopes. Hewlett-Packard encouraged all groups to work together while fostering a cohesive and friendly envi ...
Four female members of HP's office staff in the 1960s.
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Administrating Growth at HP
Hewlett-Packard expanded continuously throughout the 1960s, beginning with the opening of its new corporate headquarters at 1501 Page Mill Road in 1960 and continuing through a number of domestic and ...
A photo of Digital Equipment Corporation's TYPESET-8, a turnkey computer system from 1968.
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At Attention: HP Attenuator Department
A group of employees were busy at work in the Attenuator Department, which in 1946 was made up mostly of women. Workers constructed attenuators — a small current-regulating device — and performed othe ...
A wide shot of HP employees working on the production line at Stanford Research Park in Palo Alto.
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At Stanford: HP’s Expansion in 1960
Women employees at the Stanford Research Park plant in Palo Alto made use of carousels, which made the “next bench” much closer for the assembly technician. In 1960, Hewlett-Packard both expanded its ...
A woman assembling a Hewlett-Packard oscillator in the 1950s or 1960s.
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Booming Production
Bill and Dave assembled Hewlett-Packard’s first oscillators themselves. By the mid-twentieth century the company had thousands of employees, including this woman, who assembled one of the company’s up ...