Index Card Collection

Card index box. Index cards arranged alphabetically in a box

War Office Central Index Card. Picture taken 22nd November 1944

SECRET SERVICE AGENTS, 1938. Agents of the U.S. Secret Service getting the latest criminal news from a bulletin board at Secret Service headquarters in the Treasury Department, Washington, D.C

HINE: BOSTON INDEX CARD CO. A girl stamping labels at the Boston Index Card Co. at 113 Purchase Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, January 1917

HINE: BOSTON INDEX CARD CO. A girl folding filing-folders at the Boston Index Card Co. at 113 Purchase Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Wickes Hine, January 1917

HINE: CHILD LABOR, 1917. A boy operating an automatic press at the Boston Index Card Company. Photograph by Lewis Hine, January 1917

Rock collection with notepad, pen, card index box, correction fluid, index cards, drawer containing boxes of rocks, specimen labels

HORSE CARRIAGE, 1847. Exterior of horsecab, with index. Wood engraving, English, 1847

Rolodex. This is a rotating file used to store business contact information

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Step back in time with these intriguing images of index cards and their history. From War Office Central Index Cards in 1944 to the Boston Index Card Company in the 1930s and 1910s, these cards have played a crucial role in organizing information. A girl meticulously stamps labels and folds filing-folders, while a young boy operates an automatic press. Fast forward to today, and the iconic card index box has been replaced by the sleek Rolodex. Yet, the essence of index cards remains the same - an essential tool for efficient information management and exploration. #HistoryOfIndexCards #CardIndexBox #WarOfficeCentralIndexCard #BostonIndexCardCo #SecretServiceAgents #ChildLabor #Rolodex #VintagePhotography #InformationManagement