American Express Money Order – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures American Express Money Order in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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American Express Money Order
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Unlike the street scenes and portraits that fill much of the Bain files, this glass negative records a piece of commercial paper: an American Express money order. American Express introduced its money orders in 1882 as a safer way to send funds by mail than cash, and the orders became a familiar sight in post offices and shops. The record gives no date, but Bain News Service, the New York photo agency behind these negatives, worked mainly in the early twentieth century, so the image probably dates from that period. It is worth noticing for how it documents an everyday financial document that most people handled without a second thought.
| Created / published | n/a |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 5 x 7 in. or smaller. |
| Genre | Glass negatives. |
| Notes | Title from unverified data provided by the Bain News Service on the negatives or caption cards. Forms part of: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress). Temp. note: Batch six loaded. |
| Source | Library of Congress, George Grantham Bain Collection |
| Original scan | 4,147 × 5,728 px · prints to 14 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-BNN-31096 |
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