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A man holds a Socila Security check with the Capitol Building in the background.



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Title: A Monthly Check To You
From: Social Security Posters
Original caption: A monthly check to you – for the rest of your life. . .beginning when you are 65
Get your social security account number promptly
Applications are being distributed at all work places
Who is eligible. . .everybody working for salary or wages (with only a few exceptions, such as agriculture, domestic services, and government work). Applications for social security accounts are available through employers. If you do not get one from your employer, ask for one at the post office.
How to return application
1. Hand it back to your employer, or
2. Hand it to any labor organization of which you are a member, or
3. Hand it to your letter carrier, or
4. Deliver it to local post office, or
5. Mail it in a sealed envelope addressed: Post Master, local
Do it now. No postage needed.
- Social Security Board
Information may be obtained at any post office
Creator: n/a
Date: 1936
Source: Social Security Online History Page