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==Summary==

Recto_Bruswick & Albany Railroad Company (Georgia)_2 dollars_1871
Author	Brunswick and Albany Railroad Company, associated name
Title	Recto_Bruswick & Albany Railroad Company (Georgia)_2 dollars_1871
Description	Printed on white paper in black and green ink. Images include an African American laborer moving a large object; ornate "ONE"s in green ink; a large urban six story building with three American flags on masts and street scene with horse-drawn vehicles and railways. Verso: detailed scene of a railway station in green ink.
Date	1871 date QS:P571,+1871-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium	ink on paper
Dimensions	7.7 x 17.2 cm.
Collection	Harvard Business School
Current location	Baker Library
Accession number	MH:VIA W366706_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142255
Inscriptions	Inscription: "REDEEMABLE CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES BRUNSWICK & ALBANY RAILROAD COMPANY. GOOD FOR TWO DOLLARS FOR FARES, FREIGHT & ALL DUES TO THE COMPANY. Brunswick, Ga. March 4th, 1871". ; Signatures of the Secretary and President also printed.
Notes	Bruswick & Albany Railroad Company (Georgia), 2 dollars, 1871, 1871. Baker Library, Harvard Business School, Historical Collections, 3-39/3, Mss :78 C 1709-1868 976. American Currency Collection. Recto.
Source/Photographer	Harvard Hollis Images: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork366706/urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142255/catalog - Harvard Digital Collections: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/digital_collections/W366706_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142255 - CURIOSity - American Currency: https://id.lib.harvard.edu/curiosity/american-currency/66-W366706_urn-3:HBS.Baker.AC:1142255
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