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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Social Security 65th Anniversary Trowel
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Social Security 65th Anniversary Trowel

Object numberMO 2002.15.1
Name Trowel, Commemorative
Maker (American, founded 1796)
Date2000
Mediummetal (sterling silver), wood
Dimensionsoverall H 3 1/4 in x W 12 1/2 in x D 4 7/16 in (8.3 cm x 31.8 cm x 11.3 cm )
DescriptionA trowel commemorating the 65th anniversary of Social Security. The trowel has a sterling silver blade, shank, and ferrule and a dark wood handle. Inscribed on the face of the blade is an inscription that reads: PRESENTED / TO THE / FDR PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY / AND MUSEUM / COMMEMORATING SOCIAL SECURITY'S / 65TH ANNIVERSARY / "SOCIAL SECURITY . . . / AN AMERICAN CORNERSTONE" / [facsimile signature] / KENNETH S. APFEL / COMMISSIONER / OF SOCIAL SECURITY / AUGUST 14, 2000. The manufacturer's information is engraved on the reverse of the blade: STERLING / by / BOARDMAN.
Label TextThis trowel was presented to the FDR Library on August 5, 2000 by Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, during a commemoration event held at the Library.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of the Social Security Administration
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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