Color photograph of the Big Bear 1958 nerve center

Color photo from Big Bear Stores annual report in 1958, showing the memory drum used in connection with the RAMAC computer. The description reads, "At left is the fabuous memory drum used in con-nection with the RAMAC equipment on which is recorded the thousands of transactions, speed-ing up deliveries of merchadise to stores and providing accounting controls of inventory with speed and accuracy heretofore unknown. At Right- a complete delicatessen department featuring a wide variety of barbecued and cooked meats, prepared salads and other del-icacies is an innovation at the new Kingsdale Store