Description: This photograph of the National Cash Register Company headquarters in Dayton, Ohio was taken in the 1960s. It measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). John H. Patterson founded the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. Patterson (1844-1922), hoping the machines could save him money by reducing accounting errors in his supply business, purchased the patent rights to the cash register from James Ritty in 1884. Within six months, he reduced his debt and showed a profit. Patterson built the first National Cash Register factory on his family's farm in Dayton in 1888. By the turn of the century, the company had become one of the largest employers in Dayton. Known for his strict training program for salespeople and health and education programs for employees, Patterson was closely involved in the daily lives of many of his workers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3066_3670113_001
Subjects: Business and Labor; Architecture; National Cash Register Company
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "Code - F.94; Class - Industry; Indent, - View of National Cash Register Co. plant.; Location - Dayton; Credit -; Caption-; This photo must be returned to Ohio Writers' Project, 78 E. Chestnut St. Columbus, O." This is an exterior photo of the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. John H. Patterson founded the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. Patterson (1844-1922), hoping the machines could save him money by reducing accounting errors in his supply business, purchased the patent rights to the cash register from James Ritty in 1884. Within six months, he reduced his debt and showed a profit. Patterson built the first National Cash Register factory on his family's farm in Dayton in 1888. By the turn of the century, the company had become one of the largest employers in Dayton. Known for his strict training program for salespeople and health and education programs for employees, Patterson was closely involved in the daily lives of many of his workers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F10_006_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; National Cash Register Company; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "District #2. A scene in the early workshop of the National Cash Register Company. Dayton, Ohio. Montgomery County. See card #112. The birth of the Cash Register Industry." This is a photograph of a photo collage depicting an early workshop at the National Cash Register Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_037_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Cash Register Company
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: In 1884, John Henry Patterson bought out his fellow investors in the National Manufacturing Company and formed the National Cash Register Company, the predecessor of NCR Corporation. Located in Dayton, Ohio, this company made cash registers. The company grew slowly, producing only sixteen thousand registers in its first decade in operation. Through aggressive marketing and advertising, by 1914, the National Cash Register Company was producing 110,000 cash registers per year. In 1906, the company manufactured the first electric cash register. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F03_049_001
Subjects: Cash registers--Ohio--Dayton; National Cash Register Company; Business--Ohio; Science and Technology
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an unidentified worker operating a lathe at the National Cash Register Company. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_030_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Cash Register Company
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an unidentified lathe operator at the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_038_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Cash Register Company; Lathes
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an unidentified lathe operator at the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_029_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Cash Register Company; Lathes
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows an unidentified worker operating a lathe at the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F08_031_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Cash Register Company; Lathes
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated ca. 1935-1943, this photograph shows a worker arc-welding steel cabinets at the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. John H. Patterson founded the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. Patterson (1844-1922), hoping the machines could save him money by reducing accounting errors in his supply business, purchased the patent rights to the cash register from James Ritty in 1884. Within six months, he reduced his debt and showed a profit. Patterson built the first National Cash Register factory on his family's farm in Dayton in 1888. By the turn of the century, the company had become one of the largest employers in Dayton. Known for his strict training program for salespeople and health and education programs for employees, Patterson was closely involved in the daily lives of many of his workers. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F10_005_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Business--Ohio; National Cash Register Company; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads "John H. Patterson. 1844-1922. Born Dayton, O. A.B. Dartmouth, 1867. President, mgr., and principal owner of the National Cash Register Co. 1884-1922. Industrialist, citizen, educator. Decorated by French government with the Legion of Honor for his "enterprise--and his efforts for the benefit of his employees." This is a portrait photograph of John H. Patterson (1844-1922), the president, manager and owner of the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. Patterson founded the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. Hoping the machines could save him money by reducing accounting errors in his supply business, he purchased the patent rights to the cash register from James Ritty in 1884. Within six months, he reduced his debt and showed a profit. Patterson built the first National Cash Register factory on his family's farm in Dayton in 1888. By the turn of the century, the company had become one of the largest employers in Dayton. Known for his strict training program for salespeople and health and education programs for employees, Patterson was closely involved in the daily lives of many of his workers. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F10_009_1
Subjects: Patterson, John Henry, 1844-1922; Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; National Cash Register Company; United States. Work Projects Administration (Ohio)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Photograph is courtesy of National Cash Register Co. Dayton, Ohio- Assembly Dept." This photograph depicts the assembly department of the National Cash Register Company in Dayton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B07F12_025_1
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; National Cash Register Company; Works Progress Administration of Ohio (U.S.)
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Photo courtesy of National Cash Register Co. Dayton, Ohio. Final Inspection Dept." James Ritty invented the ‘mechanical money drawer’ in 1879, but it didn’t catch on until after John Patterson purchased the company from Ritty in 1884, for $6,500. Following the practice of the car works, he insisted on fine, accurate workmanship. He searched for artisans and drew them to Dayton with high wages. In 1886 Patterson built a new factory, located at 1400 Main Street in Dayton, Ohio. Originally designed by Frank Andrews the new National Cash Register Company Plant had walls of 80% glass supported by columns of brick-veneered steel. It was the first daylight factory building in America and set a new standard of working conditions and a created a new style of architecture. The company grew so large that its several buildings eventually totaled 51 acres of floor space. In 1906, Charles F. Kettering began working at the cash register plant, where he developed a quick-starting electric motor for cash register. Three years later, he quit the job to give him more time creating his next invention – the automobile self-starter During the World War NCR devoted a large part of its facilities to making precision tools used in war manufactures, and over the years, continued to grow and evolve. In 1968, employee John L. Janning invented liquid crystal displays (LCD), and in 1974, NCR commercialized bar-code scanners. AT&T aquired NCR in 1991, changed the name to AT&T Global Information Solutions (GIS) in 1994, and changed it back to NCR in 1996. In 2003, they were granted a patent for signature capture and they continue to succeed, concentrating their efforts on the software and services business. NCR’s corporate headquarters moved to Duluth, GA in 2009. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B08F01_024_001
Subjects: Industries--Ohio--Dayton; Business and Labor; Factories; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; National Cash Register Company
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)