The James River and Kanawha Company- Five Dollars
The James River and Kanawha Company was in charge of building a canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast. Ultimately its towpath became the roadbed for a rail line following the same course. In 1840, the treasurer of the commonweath underwrote the guarantee of the state on certain bonds amounting to $123,026.66 to facilitiate the construction of bridges along the James River. This is a five dollar denomination of this loan.
Artwork Details
- Title: The James River and Kanawha Company- Five Dollars
- Engraver: Danforth, Underwood, & Co.
- Date: ca. 1840–45
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: sheet: 3 1/8 x 7 1/4 in. (7.9 x 18.4 cm.)
- Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.508.1(14)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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