Inside a nondescript brick mill building in the Berkshire hills of Dalton, Massachusetts, sheets of paper destined to become U.S. dollar bills rolled off presses that had been running since 1846 — a quiet, almost surreal marriage of small-town New England industry and the nation's monetary foundation. This real-photo-style Albertype view captures the sprawling three-story "Government Mill" of Crane & Co., Inc., shrouded by mature elms and enclosed by a chain-link fence, its rows of arched windows hinting at the immense mechanical enterprise within. Crane's relationship with the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing made this humble Dalton mill one of the most consequential factories in American history, and postcards documenting it are sought by both currency history enthusiasts and New England industrial collectors alike.