Physical description:
Glossy white paper card printed on front with black, gray, green, red, and brown ink. Printed with black ink on back. Has some residue of substance that was intended to be scratched off.
Content description:
Front side of card shows the words "¡¡VAMOS!! / MEXICO / N. CALIFORNIA" ("vamos" means "let's go"), and "Local & Toll Free Access, an insignia for the GEO Telecom company, a cartoon bull in matador clothing, and images of the Mexican flag. The price is given as $2. The reverse lists telephone numbers to use to place calls to Mexico from a variety of locations in Northern California, with options in both English and Spanish. A scratch-off area, that has been scratched off, exposes the PIN (personal identification number) used to place the phone call. A bar code and the words "Network service provided by GEO Telecom" are also present. The top edge of the card shows perforations where the card was torn off of the hanger on which it was sold. Used by Martha Guadalupe, an employee of the Oakland Museum of California's restaurant, to make phone calls to her family in Mexico.
