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Robert C. Naramore's Photographic National Bank Note Detector album

1866
 Collection
Accession: 1996-305

Abstract

Because of rampant counterfeiting in the 1860s, Secretary of Treasury Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) made an unprecedented decision to allow Robert C. Naramore (1829-1895) to photograph legal tender so that the images could be used to detect counterfeit bills. The photographs were published by the American Photograph Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. This small album has eighteen albumen photographs of U.S. bank notes.

Dates

  • 1866

Creator

Extent

1 volume(s)

General Physical Description

1 album (18 photographic prints) ; 3.3 x 4.7 in.

Historical Note

Because of rampant counterfeiting in the 1860s, Secretary of Treasury Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) made an unprecedented decision to allow Robert C. Naramore (1829-1895) to photograph legal tender in all denominations from $1.-$1,000. According to Treasury, the photographs would be published at one-quarter of the size, and then they could be used to detect counterfeit bills. The photographs were published by the American Photograph Company of Bridgeport, Connecticut. There were eighteen photographs that were either mounted on a single sheet as a poster or individually mounted on cards.

Scope and Content

This small album has eighteen albumen photographs of U.S. bank notes, dating from 1866, including one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty, one hundred, five hundred, and one thousand dollar bills.

On the reverse of the photographs in the album is the following: A Souvenir of the United States Treasury Notes and National Bank Notes, by photographic copies of the circulating notes issued by Act of Congress, taken from proof impressions on file in the U.S. Treasury Depar't. Published by permission of Hon. H. McCullough, Sec'y U.S. Treasury. Published by the American Photograph Co, Bridgeport, Conn.

Location

Z6-3.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English


Additional Information

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Robert C. Naramore's Photographic National Bank Note Detector album
Status:
Date:
2015
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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