File:Recto Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company 50 dollars 1842 urn-3 HBS.Baker.AC 1142277.jpeg
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==Summary==
Recto_Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company_50 dollars_1842 | |
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Author |
Draper, Toppan & Co., producer ; Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Co., associated name ; Pennsylvania, associated name |
Title |
Recto_Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company_50 dollars_1842 |
Description |
Printed on thin white paper in black ink. Bill has several small circular holes punched through the signatures of the Treasurer and Engineer. Images include Liberty, seated, with shield, caduseus, and sailing vessels; a busy railway station with cars on four different tracks; and a horse. Verso: blank except for handwritten note. |
Date |
1842 date QS:P571,+1842-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Medium | ink on paper |
Dimensions | 8 x 18.6 cm. |
Collection | Harvard Business School |
Current location | |
Accession number |
MH:VIA W367019_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142277 |
Inscriptions | Inscription: "Treasurer of THE PHILADELPHIA AND READING Rail Road Company Twelve Months after date, Pay FIFTY Dollars to ___ or order, with Interest from the date hereof, on account of work done under [his] contract on the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road. PHILADELPHIA." |
Notes | Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, 50 dollars, 1842, 1842. Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Historical Collections, 3-C/b, Mss :78 C 1709-1868 976. American Currency Collection. Recto. |
Source/Photographer | Harvard Hollis Images: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork367019/urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142277/catalog - Harvard Digital Collections: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/digital_collections/W367019_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142277 - CURIOSity - American Currency: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/american-currency/66-W367019_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142277 |
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