The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Collection

Currency inflation leads to chaos : small currency scrip

A small currency scrip of 1862. They were known as "shin plasters."


1933-12-31

10.7 x 11.5 cm

Tribune Company

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  • The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

  • Chicago Sunday Tribune (December 31, 1933), p. 4

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  • Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)