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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.
Bell System Credit Card Used by Eleanor Roosevelt
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Bell System Credit Card Used by Eleanor Roosevelt

Artifact IDMO 1972.24.29
Object Type Card, Credit
Issuing Body (American, founded 1876)
Issuing Body (American, 1877 - 1984)
Date1961
Mediumcardstock
Dimensionsoverall H 2 1/4 in x W 3 1/2 in (5.7 cm x 8.9 cm )
Physical DescriptionA 1961 Bell System Credit Card, card number 988-8665 -L72. The card is made out to: MRS F D ROOSEVELT / 55 E 74 ST / N Y 21, N Y. The card is unsigned. The printed reverse has a grid to write phone numbers down.
Historical NoteThis card was among the items found inside Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet after her death. A facsimile of the card is displayed alongside other items found in the wallet in the Museum’s FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD gallery.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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