Louisiana Electronic Benefit Transfer Card

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Louisiana electronic bank transfer card, front.
Louisiana electronic bank transfer card, back.

Object Details

Description

The Louisiana Department of Social Services, Office of Family Support, issued this Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card around 2006. The card was used in Louisiana to purchase goods through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or the Louisiana Combined Application Project (LaCAP). EBT cards replaced food stamps nationwide beginning in 2004. The front of the card bears and image of the state of Louisiana and the words "Louisiana Purchase Automated Benefit Card Department of Social Services."

date made

ca 2004

ID Number

2010.0019.144

accession number

2010.0019

catalog number

2010.0019.144

serial number

8547

Object Name

debit card

Physical Description

plastic (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 5.4 cm x 8.5 cm x .15 cm; 2 1/8 in x 3 11/32 in x 1/16 in

place made

United States: Louisiana

referenced

United States: Louisiana, Baton Rouge

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Exhibition

American Enterprise

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source