NO. 1969ERA VII · BUILDERS · MANHATTAN

The First Charge Card

A businessman forgot his wallet at dinner and the embarrassment crystallized into a cardboard idea. The waiter unknowingly witnessing the invention of buy now

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The First Charge Card
Number1969
EraERA VII · The Deep City
FamilyBuilders
BoroughManhattan
LocationGrand Central Terminal
States1 finished state

Part of NEW YORKERS by MLow, a painted census of New York City: 7,541 characters across 19 eras. Read the history of the places or spin into a room of the museum.

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