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Blank post card. Manufacturer's text: U.S. Sub Treasury, New York City. The U.S. Sub Treasury occupies a site in Wall Street formerly occupied by City Hall and the Capitol of the Province, afterward known as Federal Hall. In front of the building stands a statue of Geo. Washingotn. on the same spot where the living Washington stood on April 30th, 1789 when he took his oath as the first president of the U.S. The vaults contain immense deposits of coin, the sum stored here has reached $255,000,000 at one time. Copyright by Irving Underhill, N.Y. Handwritten 4 in top-left corner. |
