Outstanding $500 bond for the Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad Company issued July 1, 1857, 17 x 14.5, with eight coupons intact below. The certificate features multiple detailed vignettes—symbols of the rail and shipping industries, allegorical figures, and a bald eagle—and is signed by the company's president, treasurer, and two trustees. In fine condition. The Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad, completed in 1858, connected Norfolk and Petersburg, Virginia, and played a role in the Civil War.
