1972 Bill Mortimore demonstration PKM Corp Roseville Original Press Photo

Description: An original press photograph from the archives of the venerable 150 year-old Star Tribune newspaper in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Type & Size: A 8x10.5" original photograph.Condition: Photo from a working archive. May contain notes, marks, labels, clippings, and/or retouching by the staff at the time of publication. May contain issues associated with time, age, and use. Please see images for scans.Bill Mortimore, Secretary of PKM Corp., is seated in an office, demonstrating a device called the Voccom. The machine is designed to compress speech by removing pauses and elongations, and Mortimore uses a microphone to speak into it. The scene takes place in Roseville, where PKM was setting up production facilities for the Voccom, as noted by the dated information on the back of the photograph.The Voccom, developed by PKM Corp., was an early effort in voice compression technology. It aimed to streamline dictation by reducing unnecessary pauses in speech, which represented a significant advancement at the time. The photo itself provides insight into the technological enthusiasm of the early 1970s, a period marked by rapid advancements in communication technology.Text present on photo:Back Side:Voic?Three Star B’s2x3JAN 8 1972JAN 7 4 04 PM '72Clipping Text: VOICE SQUEEZER—This device, called a "Voccom," compresses dictation by removing pauses between sentences and elongation of consonants and vowels. The machine was developed by PKM Corp., which is setting up offices and plant facilities to produce it in Roseville. William Mortimore, corporate secretary, tries the Voccom out.Upside-Down Printed Text: From the clipping’s edge: "...William Mortimore, secretary of PKM, speaks directly into Voccom, decadal and compresses."Front Side:Bill Mortimore, Secretary of PKM, speaks directly into VOCOM, which will compress his speech to desired level.- - - The press photo archives contained a mix of silver gelatin and wire photographs from sources such as Associated Press Wirephoto. Generally B&W images with no typed text on them in this archive are silver gelatin images, and photos with typed text are wire photos. All images are vintage and original to their era.

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