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Recto. Adrian Insurance Company (Michigan), 3 dollars, 1855

Title
Recto. Adrian Insurance Company (Michigan), 3 dollars, 1855
Creator / Contributor
Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. [producer]
Date
1855
Edition
Michigan, 1855
Language
No linguistic content
Description
Extent: 7.5 x 17.9 cm.
Materials/Techniques: ink on paper
paper
Subjects
Places
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School
Abstract
Printed on white paper in black and red ink. Images include a portrait of a woman; a railroad bridge with four trains; and a dog guarding the key to a safe.Verso: blank.
Genre
currencies
engravings
Style
Antebellum
Notes
General note: Serial number: "A". ; Note in manuscript: issue number, "8159"; date, "Jan 14 1855"; and signatures of the Cashier and President in brown ink.
Subject: Banking currency
Inscription: "State of Michigan THE ADRIAN INSURANCE COMPANY Will pay on demand THREE DOLLARS to bearer at their Banking House. ADRIAN". ; Within seal: "ADRIAN INSURANCE Co. CAPITAL $250,000."
Rights: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, 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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