Printed on white paper in black and green ink. Images include African Americans harvesting cotton and men loading bales of cotton onto a horse-drawn vehicle. Verso: complex design with image of cotton boll and flowers, and portrait of a woman repeated four times, in green ink.
General note: Note in manuscript: issue number "808." stamped in red ink; signature of the President in black ink. ; Bill was not countersigned by the Treasurer. Subject: Railroad currency Inscription: "Selma, Marion AND Memphis RAILROAD CO. MARION, ALA. MARCH 1st. 1871. Pay to the Bearer TWO DOLLARS in Merchandise at their Store."
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.
W366719_URN-3:HBS.BAKER.AC:1142263
Title
Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad Company (Alabama), 2 dollars, 1871 ; Recto
Creator / Contributor
Henry Seibert & Bros., New York, creator, producer Selma, Marion and Memphis Railroad Company, Alabama, associated name, associated name
Printed on white paper in black and green ink. Images include African Americans harvesting cotton and men loading bales of cotton onto a horse-drawn vehicle. Verso: complex design with image of cotton boll and flowers, and portrait of a woman repeated four times, in green ink.
General note: Note in manuscript: issue number "808." stamped in red ink; signature of the President in black ink. ; Bill was not countersigned by the Treasurer. Subject: Railroad currency Inscription: "Selma, Marion AND Memphis RAILROAD CO. MARION, ALA. MARCH 1st. 1871. Pay to the Bearer TWO DOLLARS in Merchandise at their Store."
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.