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![[Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle and arrows on shield, with stars and stripes, sailing ships, and train in background]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDEvcHJvb2YtZm9yLWJhbmstbm90ZS12aWduZXR0ZS1zaG93aW5nLWVhZ2xlLWFuZC1hcnJvd3Mtb24tc2hpZWxkLXdpdGgtc3RhcnMtZTFjZjY5LTEwMjQuanBn/320/257/jpg "[Proof for bank note vignette, showing eagle and arrows on shield, with stars and stripes, sailing ships, and train in background]")
![[Bank note vignettes showing sailing ships at sea and in harbor]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzQvMDEvMDEvYmFuay1ub3RlLXZpZ25ldHRlcy1zaG93aW5nLXNhaWxpbmctc2hpcHMtYXQtc2VhLWFuZC1pbi1oYXJib3ItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/63/webp "[Bank note vignettes showing sailing ships at sea and in harbor]")
![[Bow, arrows, and quiver, also arrowheads and armband]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDYvYm93LWFycm93cy1hbmQtcXVpdmVyLWFsc28tYXJyb3doZWFkcy1hbmQtYXJtYmFuZC02YjI1MDItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[Bow, arrows, and quiver, also arrowheads and armband]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flags and shield above sailing ship, cannon, tent, and drum with message "Onward to Victory"]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTkvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1hbWVyaWNhbi1mbGFncy1hbmQtc2hpZWxkLWFib3ZlLXNhaWxpbmctZGQ1OTI2LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/22/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flags and shield above sailing ship, cannon, tent, and drum with message \"Onward to Victory\"]")
![[Sketch of military rank epaulets, bust portrait, and outline of ships]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTcvc2tldGNoLW9mLW1pbGl0YXJ5LXJhbmstZXBhdWxldHMtYnVzdC1wb3J0cmFpdC1hbmQtb3V0bGluZS1vZi1zaGlwcy03MmFiNjEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/23/webp "[Sketch of military rank epaulets, bust portrait, and outline of ships]")
![[Miss Columbia with stars-and-stripes shield and eagle]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvbWlzcy1jb2x1bWJpYS13aXRoLXN0YXJzLWFuZC1zdHJpcGVzLXNoaWVsZC1hbmQtZWFnbGUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/50/webp "[Miss Columbia with stars-and-stripes shield and eagle]")
![[Civil War envelope showing eagle with flags, shield, arrows, and laurel branches with message "E pluribus unum" within circle in front of seascape and agricultural landscape scenes]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDQvY2l2aWwtd2FyLWVudmVsb3BlLXNob3dpbmctZWFnbGUtd2l0aC1mbGFncy1zaGllbGQtYXJyb3dzLWFuZC1sYXVyZWwtYnJhbmNoZXMtYzExZTk3LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/24/webp "[Civil War envelope showing eagle with flags, shield, arrows, and laurel branches with message \"E pluribus unum\" within circle in front of seascape and agricultural landscape scenes]")
