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BP-16309 BSC Punch Cards for AFL-CIO Publications

Object Details

Description
Punched cards were used not only in government, business, and universities, but by labor unions. These white, eighty-column punch cards are printed in gray. They have spaces for the name, address, local number and ledger id number of member of the AFL-CIO. A mark along the left edge reads: AFL-CIO PUBLICATIONS. A mark on the right edge reads: BP-16309 BSC. The cards were received in a tabulating machine (reproducer) with catalog number 336301.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
date made
ca 1955
Credit Line
Gift of American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
Measurements
overall: .4 cm x 19 cm x 8.3 cm; 5/32 in x 7 15/32 in x 3 9/32 in
Object Name
Punch Cards, Group Of
AFL-CIO Publications Punch Cards
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