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60490 Duke of Edinburgh Visit to Minerva Rd


Description of Photograph

Photograph of Prince Philip during his visit to the LEO Computers works at Minerva Road on 22 March 1960, asking a question about the operation of the LEO III wiring plane and paper tape reader. Standing to the left is John Pinkerton.

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Peter Bird kept a copy of the cover of the menu of the lunch held in honour of the Duke's visit in his collection.

 

Provenance
Collected by Peter Bird as part of his research for his book LEO - The First Business Computer (1994).


Date: 22nd March 1960

Physical Description: 1 photographic print; black and white

Archives Hub References: CMLEO/PB/PH/3/60490
PJB/3/2/31

Other References: DCMLEO20190510021
                  
                  
                  
                  
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