Robert C. Naramore's Photographic National Bank Note Detector album
Creation: 1866Abstract
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
- Creation: 1866
Creator
- Naramore, Robert C., 1829-1895 (Photographer, Person)
- United States. Department of the Treasury (Organization)
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
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Robert C. Naramore's Photographic National Bank Note Detector album
- 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
