Lot 105
Lot 105
A GROUP OF FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE UNIVAC I CONSOLE USED BY CBS PRIOR TO ELECTION NIGHT 1952

TOMMY WEBER, 1952

Price Realised USD 1,764
Estimate
USD 1,000 - USD 1,500
Estimates do not reflect the final hammer price and do not include buyer's premium, any applicable taxes or artist's resale right. Please see the Conditions of Sale for full details.
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A GROUP OF FIVE PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE UNIVAC I CONSOLE USED BY CBS PRIOR TO ELECTION NIGHT 1952

TOMMY WEBER, 1952

Price Realised USD 1,764
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Price Realised USD 1,764
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Details
Five vintage silver gelatin prints on fiber-based paper showing Walter Cronkite (of CBS News), Itha Duerrhammer, and UNIVAC operator Harold Sweeney together with Evening Bulletin clipping "CBS to Use Electronic Robots to Forecast Election Results" 15 October 1952.
Each print measuring 978 in. (25 cm.) high, 8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide
Provenance
Jeremy Norman; Christie's New York, 23 February 2005, lot 65.
Whence acquired by the late owner.
FURTHER DETAILS
Please note that all property in this sale is currently located in Seattle and will ship from Seattle, and that the total purchase price will be subject to the applicable state sales tax. All post-sale matters for the online sale (inclusive of invoicing and property pickup/shipment) will be handled by Christie's. Please contact GenOne@christies.com for more information.
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Nathalie FerneauHead of Sale, Junior Specialist
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