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North Western Bank- Five Dollars

Engraver Danforth, Wright and Co. American
1859
Not on view
In the early years of the nineteenth century banks issued a huge variety of currencies, which were printed by many engravers. The North Western Bank was located in Pennsylvania. In the midst of the Civil War in 1863 the U.S. government became the country’s sole issuer of paper money.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: North Western Bank- Five Dollars
  • Engraver: Danforth, Wright and Co. (American, 19th century)
  • Date: 1859
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 2 7/8 x 7 3/16 in. (7.3 x 18.3 cm.)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
  • Object Number: 51.508.1(8)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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