Business College Currency
Unknown American, American
not dated
Paper
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
174.5.21930
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Money
Research Area
Numismatics: World Currency
Not on view
Inscriptions
A. obv: FIFTY First National Bank 50 / OF / EASTMAN BUSINESS COLLEGE, / Pay to Bearer POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., / FIFTY DOLLARS / AND CHICAGO, ILL. / on receipt of Current money. / [printed signature] rev: [around circle]EASTMAN, NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. & CHICAGO, ILLS.; [within circle] This Note is / Current only in the / Banking and Actual Business / Department of this College / The only / Commercial or Mercantile / INSTITUTION / in the World conducted on / Actual Business principles / for the practical popular / EDUCATION / of young Men / and Boys. B. Uncut sheet of 5 bills in the denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, and 100. Each bill is inscribed: THE BUSINESS COLLEGE BANK. GOOD ONLY FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS IN THE ACTUAL BUSINESS DEPARTMENT OF THE COLLEGE. unsigned and unnumbered.
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