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19.0 IBM Besøk fra IBM HQ

19.0 IBM - Thomas J. Watson senior

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IdentifierNTM TELE IBM 2012 45049
Avbildet personWatson sr, Thomas J.
Specific subject termsIBM
Subject19.0 IBM - Thomas J. Watson senior
Title19.0 IBM Besøk fra IBM HQ
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- The subject is Thomas J. Watson, Sr. The Sr. ('Senior') is an important distinction, because his son Thomas J. Watson Jr. followed him as the president & chairman of IBM.
  
  Per the IBM archives: “THINK was a one-word slogan developed by IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, Sr. It appeared in IBM offices, plants and company publications in the 1920s and in the 1930s began to take precedence over other slogans in IBM.” [Link: https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2024.html]
  
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IdentifierNTM TELE IBM 2012 45049
Part of collectionIBM
Owner of collectionNorsk Teknisk Museum
InstitutionNorsk Teknisk Museum
Date publishedSeptember 10, 2014
Date updatedApril 23, 2021
DIMU-CODE011015239894
UUID0001e91d-3185-487c-b18d-93f5893776fb

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Hello: I thought I'd add two other context updates for your photo, in case you're interested:
1. The subject is Thomas J. Watson, Sr. The Sr. ('Senior') is an important distinction, because his son Thomas J. Watson Jr. followed him as the president & chairman of IBM.
2.) Per the IBM archives: “THINK was a one-word slogan developed by IBM founder Thomas J. Watson, Sr. It appeared in IBM offices, plants and company publications in the 1920s and in the 1930s began to take precedence over other slogans in IBM.” [Link: https://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/vintage/vintage_4506VV2024.html]
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Lisa, August 25, 2016

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