Printed on white paper in black and green ink. Images include a standing female figure, crowned, and holding an American flag; palms, gears, and cotton plants; a railroad; and African Americans (three male and one female) harvesting cotton, one male holds a large basket in his hands. Verso: complex pattern in green ink. Verso:
General note: Serial number: "A". ; Note in manuscript: issue number "10370" stamped in red ink; name of bearer (faded) and date "May 10, 1874" in brown ink. Subject: Railroad currency Inscription: "STATE OF GEORGIA THE ATLANTIC & GULF RailRoad Company, owes to ___ or Bearer TWO DOLLARS for services rendered said Company payable on presentation at the office of the Company in Savannah." ; Signatures of the Treasurer and President also printed.
Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.
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Title
Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Company (Georgia), 2 dollars, 1874 ; Recto
Creator / Contributor
Continental Bank Note Company, creator, producer Atlantic & Gulf Railroad Company, Savannah, associated name, associated name
Printed on white paper in black and green ink. Images include a standing female figure, crowned, and holding an American flag; palms, gears, and cotton plants; a railroad; and African Americans (three male and one female) harvesting cotton, one male holds a large basket in his hands. Verso: complex pattern in green ink. Verso:
General note: Serial number: "A". ; Note in manuscript: issue number "10370" stamped in red ink; name of bearer (faded) and date "May 10, 1874" in brown ink. Subject: Railroad currency Inscription: "STATE OF GEORGIA THE ATLANTIC & GULF RailRoad Company, owes to ___ or Bearer TWO DOLLARS for services rendered said Company payable on presentation at the office of the Company in Savannah." ; Signatures of the Treasurer and President also printed.
Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School: These images may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Historical Collections Department, Baker Library, Harvard Business School. Appointment necessary to consult collection.