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![Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasury, second step in destruction of paper money. Machine cutting bills in halves, [1914]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdHJlYXN1cnktZGVwdC1vZmMtb2YtdXMtdHJlYXN1cnktc2Vjb25kLXN0ZXAtaW4tZGVzdHJ1Y3Rpb24tb2YtcGFwZXItbW9uZXktMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/320/246/jpg "Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasury, second step in destruction of paper money. Machine cutting bills in halves, [1914]")
![Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasuer, Redemption Agency: first step in distruction of national bank notes. Lower corner of each end being cut off, [1914]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdHJlYXN1cnktZGVwdC1vZmMtb2YtdXMtdHJlYXN1ZXItcmVkZW1wdGlvbi1hZ2VuY3ktZmlyc3Qtc3RlcC1pbi1kaXN0cnVjdGlvbi02NDAuanBn/40/51/webp "Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasuer, Redemption Agency: first step in distruction of national bank notes. Lower corner of each end being cut off, [1914]")
![Ofc. U.S. Treasuer, Redemption Division. Machines for washing soiled money, [1914]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvb2ZjLXVzLXRyZWFzdWVyLXJlZGVtcHRpb24tZGl2aXNpb24tbWFjaGluZXMtZm9yLXdhc2hpbmctc29pbGVkLW1vbmV5LTE5MTQtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "Ofc. U.S. Treasuer, Redemption Division. Machines for washing soiled money, [1914]")
![Treasury Dept. Ofc. of Treasuer of U.S. view showing arrangment of coin and currency in reserve vault, [1914]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdHJlYXN1cnktZGVwdC1vZmMtb2YtdHJlYXN1ZXItb2YtdXMtdmlldy1zaG93aW5nLWFycmFuZ21lbnQtb2YtY29pbi1hbmQtY3VycmVuY3ktNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "Treasury Dept. Ofc. of Treasuer of U.S. view showing arrangment of coin and currency in reserve vault, [1914]")
![Treasury Dept. Ofc. of Comptroller of currency, Redemption Division: showing packages of old and mutilated bank notes received for destruction, [1914]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdHJlYXN1cnktZGVwdC1vZmMtb2YtY29tcHRyb2xsZXItb2YtY3VycmVuY3ktcmVkZW1wdGlvbi1kaXZpc2lvbi1zaG93aW5nLXBhY2thZ2VzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "Treasury Dept. Ofc. of Comptroller of currency, Redemption Division: showing packages of old and mutilated bank notes received for destruction, [1914]")
![Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasury, cash room vault, daily working fund kept here, [1914]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE5MTQvMDEvMDEvdHJlYXN1cnktZGVwdC1vZmMtb2YtdXMtdHJlYXN1cnktY2FzaC1yb29tLXZhdWx0LWRhaWx5LXdvcmtpbmctZnVuZC1rZXB0LWhlcmUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "Treasury Dept. Ofc. of U.S. Treasury, cash room vault, daily working fund kept here, [1914]")
