exchange

richmond

alien

alien property custodian

auction

austria

custodian

film

half

half million pounds

tobacco exchange

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View of the tobacco exchange, corner of Virginia and Cary Streets, Richmond, Virginia

View of the tobacco exchange, corner of Virginia and Cary Streets, Ric...

Interior showing farmers selling tobacco leaves. Microfilm repro. of illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 11 (1867), p. 253. Reference copy may be in LOT 4397-Q. Original volume not available. This record contains un... More

Alien Property Custodian - Sale of Property - Tobacco for Austria confiscated by U.S. Nearly four and a half million pounds of tobacco, purchased by Austria before the war, was confiscated by the U.S. government and sold at public auction. The sale attracted a gathering of tobacco dealers, who bought the entire consignment. Photo shows the tobacco piled up in front of the old tobacco exchange at Richmond, VA. May 20, 1918. International Film Service

Alien Property Custodian - Sale of Property - Tobacco for Austria conf...

Date Taken: 5/20/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Alien Property Custodian - Sale of Property

Alien Property Custodian - Sale of Property - Tobacco for Austria confiscated by U.S. Nearly four and a half million pounds of tobacco, purchased by Austria before the break in friendly relations, was confiscated by the U.S. Gov. and sold at public auction. The sale was held at the old tobacco exchange at Richmond, VA. The photograph shows prospective buyers on the scene of the sale. This is the first public sale of enemy property by the Alien Property Custodian, May 20, 1918. International Film Service

Alien Property Custodian - Sale of Property - Tobacco for Austria conf...

Date Taken: 5/20/1918 Photographer: International Film Service Alien Property Custodian - Sale of Property