Caption: "John M. Taylor, Custodian of Alien Property, and Joseph A. Bower, Vice Pres. of Liberty Bank of New York City, conduct the first auction sale of alien-owned property in Richmond, VA, on May 20, 1918. Mr. Bower, a prominent Dollar & Year man, is seen here surrounded by prospective buyers as 4,000,000 pounds of tobacco were sold at an average price of 26 cents a pound."

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