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Jaquard Loom Punched Cards
Programmable paper cards linked in sequences to control Jacquard looms, allowing complex textile patterns to be mechanically encoded, stored, and reproduced.
Image: Punched card chains used on Jacquard looms. The photo was taken in 2010 at the abandoned Scranton Lace factory in Scranton, PA, USA. Image courtesy of photographer Christopher Payne.
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