This is an original 1943 stock certificate for 100 shares in The New York Central Railroad Company, issued to Clark, Dodge & Co. on July 30, 1943. The certificate features an elegant blue border, an engraved portrait of Cornelius Vanderbilt, and the official signatures of company executives. The reverse side includes an endorsement transferring ownership to H. Hentz & Co. on August 2, 1943.