IBM In the Hudson Valley

IBM Munitions Manufacturing Company, Poughkeepsie, 1944.  Courtesy of IBM

Aircraft fire control systems and Browning automatic carbine rifles were manufactured here. This was the Delapenha Canning Factory when IBM bought it in 1941.

Cliffdale, Kenyon Estate, Poughkeepsie.  Courtesy John A, Flickr

Later IBM Development Laboratory, purchased 1944. Initially, one research group at Kenyon worked on a new typewriter, while another worked on a printer. Others worked on engineering and electrical projects. This led to an expansion of research facilities, first in Poughkeepsie and then in Kingston.

Paving the New York State Thruway near Kingston, 1953. Courtesy New York State Thruway Authority

The Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge under construction, 1954-57.  Collection of John F. Matthews

Building the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge, 1954-57.  Collection of the Hayner Family

Building the Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge, 1954-57.  Collection of the Hayner Family