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1869 Windmill at North Platte Station

1869 Windmill at North Platte Station — Here's a #TBT from 1869 taken at the North Platte Station in Lincoln County, Nebraska. At this point the Platte River ran through an almost entirely treeless plain, with but very few objects in nature to relieve the dead monotony, so that the windmills, which occurred at nearly all the stations, for the purpose of raising water to the tanks, formed a very prominent feature in the landscape. In the photo you can also see William Henry Jackson's signature just below the first Union Pacific Railroad car. Photo credit: William Henry Jackson

Datatron-205 Computer

The name of this computer, alone, sounds like a #TBT worthy of sharing! This was the Datatron-205 (can't imagine what the previous version looked like) that was detailed to the USGS from NASA Ames Research Center back in 1964. Valued at a mere $287,000, the Datatron was to be used for astrogeological studies. NASA had used it for testing spacecraft, but it was provided to the USGS to refine and detail lunar photos for the astronauts as they approached the Moon so they could better understand the terrain and structure. The Flagstaff Milestone quoted, Wayne Lowry, an electrical engineer for the Burroughs Company (who built the machine), as saying, "A problem that would take four mathematicians one year to do can be solved by this machine in 30 minutes." Sorry, Steve Jobs and Woz...you've got nothing on this beauty!. The name of this computer, alone, sounds like a #TBT worthy of sharing! This was the Datatron-205 (can't imagine what the previous version looked like) that was detailed to the USGS from NASA Ames Research Center back in 1964. Valued at a mere $287,000, the Datatron was to be used for astrogeological studies. NASA had used it for testing spacecraft, but it was provided to the USGS to refine and detail lunar photos for the astronauts as they approached the Moon so they could better understand the terrain and structure. The Flagstaff Milestone quoted, Wayne Lowry, an electrical engineer for the Burroughs Company (who built the machine), as saying, "A problem that would take four mathematicians one year to do can be solved by this machine in 30 minutes." Sorry, Steve Jobs and Woz...you've got nothing on this beauty!

Hinowa (日輪)at the tourism show in Montreal. Hinowa (日輪)at the tourism show in Montreal.

Hinowa (日の輪) at the tourism show in Montreal. Hinowa (日の輪) at the tourism show in Montreal.

Yocchore Front Row

Performing Yocchore (よっちょれ) at the tourism show in Montreal. Performing Yocchore (よっちょれ) at the tourism show in Montreal.

Smile, Music, Entertainment, Artist

Performing Yocchore (よっちょれ) at the tourism show in Montreal. Performing Yocchore (よっちょれ) at the tourism show in Montreal.

Fashion, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Music

Yocchore (よっちょれ) at the tourism show in Montreal. Yocchore (よっちょれ) at the tourism show in Montreal.

Backstage Practice

Rehearsing backstage at the tourism show in Montreal. Rehearsing backstage at the tourism show in Montreal.

Pink Flip Phone Y2K Banner Template

Pink Flip Phone Y2K Banner Template

#ThrowBackThursday: Little Annie

The Annie is, reportedly, the first boat ever launched on Yellowstone Lake on June 29, 1871 in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by William Henry Jackson. The Annie is, reportedly, the first boat ever launched on Yellowstone Lake on June 29, 1871 in Yellowstone National Park. Photo by William Henry Jackson.

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