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Sorting by hand, in 1980
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Even in 1980, preparation of "Master Address Registers" by the Jeffersonville, Ind., office of the Census Bureau was done by hand. This showed census takers what housing areas they were assigned to visit.
March 22, 2010 7:16 AM PDT
Photo by: U.S. Census Bureau
| Caption by: Declan McCullagh
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