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45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, TN

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, T...

Significance: An excellent example of the early cotton brokerage houses of Memphis' Cotton Row, this building retains much of its exterior and interior character including its stairhall and skylighted carding r... More

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, 19th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of fire insurance plan / map, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a fire insurance map, fire insurance plan, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, TN

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, T...

Significance: An excellent example of the early cotton brokerage houses of Memphis' Cotton Row, this building retains much of its exterior and interior character including its stairhall and skylighted carding r... More

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, TN

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, T...

Significance: An excellent example of the early cotton brokerage houses of Memphis' Cotton Row, this building retains much of its exterior and interior character including its stairhall and skylighted carding r... More

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, TN

45-47 Union Avenue (Cotton Brokerage House), Memphis, Shelby County, T...

Significance: An excellent example of the early cotton brokerage houses of Memphis' Cotton Row, this building retains much of its exterior and interior character including its stairhall and skylighted carding r... More

Discusses Wall Street reforms with Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Oct. 29. Paul Shields, New York Utilities expert, shown leaving the White House after conferring with President Roosevelt in relation to Wall Street reforms growing out of the Richard Whitney case. Shields, recommends greater safeguards for brokerage customer funds, 10/29/38

Discusses Wall Street reforms with Roosevelt. Washington, D.C., Oct. 2...

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Commodity Exchange Heads seek method to prevent defrauding of public commodities. Washington, D.C., Aug. 1. Representatives of six major commodity exchanges today conferred with Department of Agriculture officials on methods of preventing so-called commodity counselors from defrauding the public through promises of extra-ordinary profits. Assistant Secretary of Agriculture Harry L. Brown is pictured as he laid before the group recommendations of Secretary Wallace for "vigorous action" to discourage brokerage houses from accepting business from certain types of commodity counselors. On the right of Mr. Brown is Dr. J.W.T. Duvel, Chief of the Commodity Exchange Administration. Represented at the meeting were the Chicago Board of Trade, New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, New York Mercantile Exchange, New York Wool Tops Exchange, and the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, 8/1/38

Commodity Exchange Heads seek method to prevent defrauding of public c...

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