Show CENSUS BUREAU FURNISHES AGE PROOF TO THOUSANDS almost per persons tons were not sure of their age and asked the census bureau to supply proof during 1937 A majority of these persons were seeking to qualify for various forms of old age pensions and were unable to secure the necessary proof of age locally the census bureau has found it necessary to utilize the most modern equipment to meet the demands of the people for this essential information first a mammoth card file one of the largest in the world was set up containing the names and ages of all persons reported in the census of 1900 then specially built microfilm equipment was installed to photograph the old census records which would otherwise be destroyed by constant handling it is interesting to note that all of our great historical heroes such as washington jefferson lincoln and others are in the movies in a sense because their names are now recorded in illin film as part of this project |