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1990 Census Promotional Pins

Promotional pins distributed at the time of the 1990 Census encouraged residents of Dane County, WI, and the county seat—Madison—to participate in the census.

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1990 Cookbook

The U.S. Census Bureau's Welfare and Recreation Association compiled this 1990 cookbook using recipes submitted by its employees as part of a fundraiser.

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Cardboard Desks

For the 1990 and 2000 censuses, the U.S. Census Bureau purchased thousands of cardboard desks for use at temporary field offices around the country.

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1980 Textbook

For the 1980 Census, the Census Bureau published this textbook for the 50 universities participating in the Experimental Student Intern Program (ESIP).

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1960 Enumerator's Badge

More than 144,000 enumerators wore these badges during the 1960 Census, which found the U.S. population to be 179,323,175.

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1960 Life Magazine

In April 1960, Life magazine featured the perils and pitfalls encountered by enumerators conducting the 1960 Census in Hawaii.

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Chemical and Engineering News magazine

This January 30, 1956, Chemical and Engineering News magazine features a cover story on the newly released 1954 Census of Manufactures data.

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Uncle Sam: How He Grew

In his first address to Congress in 1790, President George Washington urged legislators to encourage domestic manufacturing for the sake of industrial independence.

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Three Stooges Action Figures

The Three Stooges action figures depict the comedy trio from their 1940 comedy short, No Census, No Feelings, released by Columbia Pictures.

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1939 Physicians' Handbook

In 1939, the U.S. Census Bureau issued this Physicians' Handbook on Birth and Death Registration to help doctors properly record all of the births and deaths.

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Geographic Chart of the United States

The "Geographic Chart of the United States" provided users with 1930 Census data and fun facts about each of the 48 states.

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1923 Diary

William A. Hoblitzell, a field clerk for the U.S. Census Bureau, carried this diary with him in 1923.

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1910 Census Proclamation

On July 2, 1909, Congress approved the 1910 Census Act, the first under the newly established Bureau of the Census.

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1910 Enumerator Instruction Manual

In 1910, all census enumerators received this instruction manual to guide them through the 32 questions on the General Population Schedule.

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1910 Fountain Pen Advertisement

The L. E. Waterman Company claimed its fountain pens would save enumerators time in an advertisement featured in a 1910 issue of Scribner’s Magazine.

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Census Bureau Postcard

U.S. Census Bureau employees pose for this postcard image in front of the agency's Emery Building headquarters on 1st and B Streets, NW, in Washington, DC.

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1900 Enumerator's Certificate

The U.S. Census Bureau trained enumerators and issued them certificates that empowered them to collect data from each household they visited.

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Vermonter Magazine

This January 1897 copy of The Vermonter magazine includes an article on internal migration using recently released data from the 1890 Census.

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1890 Enumerators' Postcard

As part of their official supplies for the 1890 Census, enumerators received two daily report postcards for each working day.

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1861 Harper's Weekly Magazine

The April 6, 1861, Harper's Weekly magazine details newly released statistical analysis from the 1860 Census.

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Walker Family Home

This print is of the Superintendent of the Census Francis Amasa Walker's family home in North Brookfield, MA.

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1850 Census Envelope

The 1850 Census was the first decennial census that collected the names of every free person in each household.