[Photographs of six pieces of Confederate paper currency] – Antique Photo Print
![[Photographs of six pieces of Confederate paper currency], c1875. — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/cd/cd4f2e392b2d-L.webp)
(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.)
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[Photographs of six pieces of Confederate paper currency]
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Six Confederate paper notes appear side by side on a single sheet, photographed as nos. 7 through 12 of a larger plate series and copyrighted by William Lee. The Confederate government printed paper money during the Civil War to pay for its operations, and as the Confederacy collapsed in 1865, those notes lost nearly all their value. By the 1870s they had become curiosities and collectors' items, and these photographs preserve the printed designs of wartime currency that had otherwise largely disappeared from circulation.
| Created / published | c1875. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 6 photographic prints (1 sheet) |
| Genre | Photographic prints 1870-1880. |
| Notes | Copyright by William Lee. Plate III, nos. 7-12. |
| Subjects | Money--Confederate States of America--1870-1880. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,271 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-186685 |
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