Women wearing kimonos sit in front of a switchboard. Two women stand behind the switchboard operators. Three women gather around a desk. "'B' Operators Position" and "Shiba Exchange, Tokyo" are handwritten on the photograph's sleeve.
Women wearing kimonos sit in front of a switchboard. Two women stand behind the switchboard operators. Three women gather around a desk. "'B' Operators Position" and "Shiba Exchange, Tokyo" are handwritten on the negative's sleeve.
Speeches, addresses, etc.; Denki Tsūshin Gakkai; Meetings; Radio; American Physical Society; Nyquist, Harry; Friis, Harald T. (Harald Trap), 1893-1976; Radio Receivers and reception; Telecommunication; Telephone
Frank Polkinghorn's brief introduction on receiver noise and its measurement delivered at a special meeting of the Institute of Electrical Communication Engineers on 1949 March 26.
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Management; Factories; World War II; Production (Economic theory); Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Time study; Motion study; Line and staff...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper, saying that most of the SEI (Sumitomo Electric Industries) factories were destroyed by bombs during World War II and discusses why he believes the Japanese lost the war with the...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. Kenneth Hopper about Mr. Wake, of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and how he became interested in QC after reading a work by W. A. Shewhart. Inoue explains that the...
Charles Protzman and his wife sit in the third and fourth seats, respectively, of the front row. Men and women gather around them at the table with flower arrangements.
Photographs; Kimonos; Tableware; Drinking cups; Teapots; Food; Scrolls, Japanese; Men
A scroll hangs behind Charles Protzman and Ted. Ted's hand touches the edge of a table with a teapot and other tableware. "Okitsu - Ted and I in the 'living-dining' room at the Mynaguchia hotel. The kimono was short in sleeves and length, but...
Charles Protzman sits on the ground surrounded by sticks. Trees stand in the background. "Mihō. The dead sticks around have no significance" is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Diaries; Autobiography; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Japan; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Industrial management; Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūjo (Japan); Telecommunication; Communication; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Management;...
The diary and memoirs of Frank Polkinghorn's two years in Japan as director of the Research and Development Division of the Civil Communications Section (CCS) of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP). It consists of: the Preface; Chapter 1:...
Trees stand around the ECL (Electrical Communication Laboratory). "ECL" and "Taken at the end of November 1950" are handwritten on the back of the photograph. "We will arange [sic] the planning of yard before the entrance in April." is also...
Frank Polkinghorn gathers around a pond with electrical engineering professors and their wives. The women are dressed in kimonos. The location is probably Hokusen-sō, Sapporo. The photograph is attached to a card with a leaf pattern.
Electrical engineering professors and their wives gather around a pond in Sapporo. The women are dressed in kimonos. "At" and "Hokusen-sō, Sapporo" along with Japanese writing, are handwritten on the back of the photograph. "22 Oct. '49" is...
