Great Seal of the Confederacy silver replica and notes, 1873.

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Great Seal of the Confederacy silver replica and notes, 1873.

The collection consists of a silver replica of the Great Seal of the Confederacy. Included are notes and clippings about the Great Seal of the Confederacy by A. Laura E. Blackshear, and the electrotype.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7538688

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Confederate States of America

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During the Civil War, the Confederate States of America issued their own currency notes. These circulated like cash, but were technically bills of credit. At the beginning of the war, they circulated widely, but by the end of the war they had lost nearly all their value. Many of the bills remained in private hands after the war and became collectible as memorabilia. Other bills, which the Union Army had confiscated, were in the hands of the United States War Department; it transferred them to th...

Blackshear, Annie Laura Eve, 1875-1967.

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Annie Laura Eve Blackshear (1875-1967), a native of Augusta, Ga., served for many years as illustrator for the Georgia State College of Agriculture Extension Service. A well-known artist and educator, Miss Blackshear founded the Athens Art Association and served several times as president. She also served as president of the Georgia Art Teachers Association, vice president of the Association of Georgia Artists, and Georgia sponsor ofthe Southeastern Arts Association. From the descrip...