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Source: 15th Annual Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Labor: A Compilation of wages in commercial countries from official sources, volume 1 and volume 2 (published 1900). All wage data is cited back to the original government source through report numbers; see the key to report numbers here.
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TRAVEL using ANIMAL-DRAWN VEHICLES
STEAMSHIP TRAVEL
HOTEL RATES, 1860s
Hotel rates found advertised in newspapers and travel guides.
PHYSICIANS' FEES
READING and RECREATION
"There are many portions of the [American] West
where at the present time (fall of 1866),
this cottage could be fully completed for $400 to $500."
Floor plans and additional detail in:
Woodward's cottages and farm houses,
published 1867, pp. 18-19.
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This Texas dwelling was built in 1867 near Pilot Point. Photo taken in 1885.
Source: University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, Special Collections.
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Our site focuses on retail rather than wholesale prices, but it can be a challenge to find retail prices during the Civil War. Prices could vary greatly from place to place.. The following links to wholesale prices may be helpful to some researchers.
Prices in AUSTRALIA, 1860s
Prices in BELGIUM, 1860s
Prices in GREAT BRITAIN, 1860s
Prices in INDIA, 1860s
Prices in IRELAND, 1860s
Prices in ITALY, 1860s
Prices in SPAIN, 1860s
Prices in SWEDEN, 1860s
"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.
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"75 Years of American Finance: A Graphic Presentation 1861-1935"
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Saint Louis.