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Map showing the investment and siege of Savannah, Georgia by Genl Sherman's army Decr 1864.

Map showing the investment and siege of Savannah, Georgia by Genl Sher...

Regional view of Savannah, Ga., with the many landforms (rivers, sounds, swamps, islands) noted as well as the locations of forts Jackson and Pulaski. The Savannah & Gulf Railroad, Georgia Central Railroad, and... More

Rockefeller's son-in-law runs $13,000 into $218,000,000, Sec. inquiry told. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. How he won control of a $218,000,000 investment concern by putting up $13,000 in cash and 6,500 shares of stock in an inactive insurance was told the Securities and Exchange Commision today by David Miltion, son-in- law of John D. Rockefeller. Milton is shown with David Schenker, left, Counsel for the Sec. who is conducting the investment trust inquiry

Rockefeller's son-in-law runs $13,000 into $218,000,000, Sec. inquiry ...

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Coolidge & Investment Bankers Assn., 10/29/23

Coolidge & Investment Bankers Assn., 10/29/23

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Col. Julius Peyser Investment Bldg.

Col. Julius Peyser Investment Bldg.

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Discusses agricultural conditions with president. Mrs. Asle J. Gronna, wife of the late United States Senator from North Dakota and admitted expert on farm matters, snapped leaving the White House today. Mrs. Gronna discussed agricultural matters at length with President Coolidge stating that with proper legislative support the farmers of the northwest could again show a profit in place of a loss. Mrs. Gronna is the directing head of the Gronna Investment Company controlling thousands of acres of North Dakota wheat, cattle and sheep land

Discusses agricultural conditions with president. Mrs. Asle J. Gronna,...

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Home of wheat farmer-speculator. Cheap house and heavy investment in machinery. Box Butte County, Nebraska

Home of wheat farmer-speculator. Cheap house and heavy investment in m...

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Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

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Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

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Brigham Young's investment in the 7.30 interest-bearing bonds

Brigham Young's investment in the 7.30 interest-bearing bonds

Caricature of Mormon polygamy showing Young surrounded by 7 adoring wives. Illus. in: Frank Leslie's Budget of Fun. Sept. 1865 p. 4. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tra... More

High finances. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Louis H. Seagrave, (right) former head of the United founders Corp., testifying at the Sec. Investment Trust Inquiry today told how he expanded a $3,182 investment to a heavy interest in companies with assets of more than $1,000,000,000. The Sec. is studying the Equity Corporation Group, which took over the United founders Corp. Seagraves is shown with David Schenker, Cousel for the Security and Exchange Commission

High finances. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. Louis H. Seagrave, (right) f...

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[President Coolidge standing on steps outside the White House, addressing members of the Investment Bankers Association]

[President Coolidge standing on steps outside the White House, address...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 1, p. 19, no. 27056.

Harriman, Ripley, & Co. owner holds firm never violated banking laws. Washington, D.C., Dec. 12. Testifying before the Monopoly Committee this morning, W. Averill Harriman, Wall Street Financier, asserted and was corroborated by his partner, J.P. Ripley, that the firm of Harriman, Ripley, & Co. set up in 1934, was not established to side-step the Banking Act of 1933. The act divorced securities business from commerical banking in banking houses. He asserts that the firm was set up to provide for the future of those employees of the National City Co. whose investment and underwriting activities were ended by the Act of 1933. Photo shows Harriman as he was testifying this morning

Harriman, Ripley, & Co. owner holds firm never violated banking laws. ...

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Barber shop, Investment Bldg. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Barber shop, Investment Bldg. - Glass negative photogrpah. Public doma...

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Coolidge & investment bankers, 10/29/23

Coolidge & investment bankers, 10/29/23

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Left to right: Ernest Kanzler, Universal Credit Co.; Henry Ittleson, Commercial Investment Trust; Senator Prentiss Brown, of Mich.; Edsel Ford, Auto Conference at White House

Left to right: Ernest Kanzler, Universal Credit Co.; Henry Ittleson, C...

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William Barclay Harding, Director, Division of Transportation and Aviation, Office of Coordinator of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the American Republics. Retains partnership in Smith, Barney and Company, Investment Banking Firm, 14 Wall Street, New York City

William Barclay Harding, Director, Division of Transportation and Avia...

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Senior Morgan Partner appears before National Monopoly Committee. Washington, D.C., Dec. 15. George Whitney, Senior Partner of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co., was questioned by the National Monopoly Committee today regarding the relationship of the Morgan firm with the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. The Morgan Co. underwrite almost $2,000,000,000 of bonds for the A.T. & T. during the last 33 years. Whitney described the investment banking business as 'competitive as the dickens'

Senior Morgan Partner appears before National Monopoly Committee. Wash...

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Home of wheat farmer-speculator. Cheap house and heavy investment in machinery. Box Butte County, Nebraska

Home of wheat farmer-speculator. Cheap house and heavy investment in m...

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Informs President SEC ready to proceed with investigation of insurance companies. Washington, D.C., Jan. 24. William O. Douglas, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, leaving the White House today after reporting to President Roosevelt that the commission was ready to proceed with its investigation of insurance companies in connection with the present monopoly inquiry. He indicated the SEC would be concerned primarily with the investment and managerial phases of insurance company operation and said approximately $300,000 would be required to carry out the work in this calendar year, 1/24/38

Informs President SEC ready to proceed with investigation of insurance...

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Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

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Rockefeller's son-in-law before Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. David Milton, John D. Rockefeller's son-in-law, appeared before the Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Trust Inquiry. By putting up $13,000 in cash and 6500 shares of inactive insurance, Milton told the Sec. he eventually won control of $218,000,000 investment concern. Milton is President of the Equity Corporation

Rockefeller's son-in-law before Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 1...

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[President Coolidge standing with members of the Investment Bankers Association, on lawn of the White House]

[President Coolidge standing with members of the Investment Bankers As...

National Photo Company Collection. Item in album: v. 1, p. 20, no. 27199.

Coolidge & investment bankers, 10/29/23

Coolidge & investment bankers, 10/29/23

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Pres. Coolidge addressing 1200 members of Investment Bankers Assoc.

Pres. Coolidge addressing 1200 members of Investment Bankers Assoc.

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Investment Bankers Assoc. of Amer. at White House

Investment Bankers Assoc. of Amer. at White House

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Investment Bankers Assoc. of America at White House with Coolidge

Investment Bankers Assoc. of America at White House with Coolidge

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Farmer from Nebraska in emergency camp for migratory workers during pea harvesting says "I put mine in what I thought was the best investment -- the good old earth--but we lost on that, too. The finance company caught up with us, the mortgage company caught up with us. Managed to lose twelve thousand dollars in three years. My boys have no more future than I have so far as I can see ahead." He had been on the road a little less than a year. Calipatria, Imperial County, California

Farmer from Nebraska in emergency camp for migratory workers during pe...

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Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bryant in their trailer about two miles out of Bath. Mr. Leslie Bryant works in the shipyard. They have been living in the trailer for two months. They could not rent in Bath and although a trailer cost them almost as much as a house, Mr. Bryant feels that it is a better investment because they do not know where they will go next in search of work when this "boom" is over. Bath, Maine

Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Bryant in their trailer about two miles out of Bat...

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Not one for reciprocity but millions for investment and annexation

Not one for reciprocity but millions for investment and annexation

Cartoon shows man "Sugar Refining Trust" pushing a wheelbarrow full of bags of money labeled "For Cuban Investment." A child "Philippino" rides atop the money "Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau, Washington, D.C."

Coolidge & investment bankers, [10/29/23]

Coolidge & investment bankers, [10/29/23]

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In spotlight at U.S. Maritime commission hearing. Washington, D.C. Aug. 23. The U.S. Maritime Commission opened a general hearing on maritime labor conditions in an attempt to determine methods of avoiding costly industrial disputes which have hampered the American Merchant Marine and discouraged investment of Capital in shipbuilding. Among the first to be heard were, left to right, John W. Meal, of Marine Cooks and Stewards Association of the Pacific Coast; Mervyn Rathbone, President of the American Radio Telegraphists Association; and Francis J. Goodall, National Maritime Union of Cooks and Stewards. Rathbone told the commission that minimum wages fixed by the government become the maximum rates paid by ship operators. Many telegraphists have thrown out of work [...] the adoption of the automatic alarm system appro[...] [...] F.C.C., Rathbone also told the commission. 8/23/37

In spotlight at U.S. Maritime commission hearing. Washington, D.C. Aug...

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Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

Negro dishwasher. Investment Pharmacy, Washington, D.C.

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You can't help it. When you have bought War Savings Stamps, your money is bound to grow. If an emergency arises and you cash them before maturity, the interest is handed you along with your original investment. N. B.-June 15 is a national pay da

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Secretary Wallace talks to 'little businessmen.' Washington, D.C., May 23. Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace told the American Retail Federation's Forum today that a flow of private capital into investment channels is essential before any real solution to the problem of agriculture surpluses can be found. Left to right: Louis E. Kirstein, Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Secretary Wallace

Secretary Wallace talks to 'little businessmen.' Washington, D.C., May...

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Why Northern Pacific railroad 7-30 gold bonds are a good investment for the mechanic operative, laborer and farmer? ... Jay Cooke & Co. New York, Philadelphia, and Washington. Financial agents Northern Pacific railroad co. ... [n. d.].

Why Northern Pacific railroad 7-30 gold bonds are a good investment fo...

On verso: (Stamp) GIFT, A P LOPER, APR-26-1938. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 13... More

Investment Bldg., [Washington, D.C.]

Investment Bldg., [Washington, D.C.]

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Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: [ regarding utilizing railway capital, so as to enable it to command better income on actual investment] Washington, January 3, 1867.

Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of th...

On recto, Copy 2, p. [1]: 1867. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera ... More

Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Riverhead, the home resort of Long Island : property of the Riverhead Investment Co., 30 Ann Street, New York City, N.Y.

Riverhead, the home resort of Long Island : property of the Riverhead ...

Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: [ regarding utilizing railway capital, so as to enable it to command better income on actual investment] Washington, January 3, 1867.

Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of th...

On recto, Copy 2, p. [1]: 1867. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera ... More

To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down,

To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies o...

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr. 1864.

Map of the siege and investment of Savannah, Georgia, 5th to 20th Decr...

Map shows the location of Union forces near the Ogeechee River outside of the Confederate held city of Savannah, Ga. The map also depicts the location of the Union fleet on the Savannah River and in the Atlant... More

"You don't have to die to win" if insured in the New York life on the Tontine investment plan. Baltimore. October 20, 1884.

"You don't have to die to win" if insured in the New York life on the ...

Life insurance. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. Printed Ephemera Collection; Portfolio 31, Folder 31.

Which issue shall I buy? There is a fifth war loan security to meet every investment need. [1944].

Which issue shall I buy? There is a fifth war loan security to meet ev...

Govt. source. May 8 1944.; On recto, Copy 2, 3, 4: {stamp} THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS SERIAL RECORD May 8, 1944 Copy Govt. Source. Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as ... More

Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Sec. Chairman seemed bored at investment trust inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 19. A little matter of expanding $3,182 in a heavy interest in companies with assets of a billion dollars, as told by one of the witnesses, did not seem to excite the interest of Chairman James M. Landis of Security and Exchange Commission, as he catches forty winks while attending a session of the Sec. Investment Trust Inquiry today

Sec. Chairman seemed bored at investment trust inquiry. Washington, D....

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General Motors Executive testifies before SEC. Washington, D.C., Aug. 12. Charles F. Kettering, (left,) Vice President at General Motors, talks to Robert E. Healy, member of the Securities Exchange Commission, before taking the stand today at the S.E.C. hearing investigating investment trusts. Questioned by SEC attorneys Kettering told how he unwittingly became a member of the board of directors of the Yosemite Holding Corporation in 1930 following a purchase of $260,000 of Yosemite stock. Kettering also related how he bought 40,000 shares of stock in the company and lost $240,000 in the investments

General Motors Executive testifies before SEC. Washington, D.C., Aug. ...

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Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: [ regarding utilizing railway capital, so as to enable it to command better income on actual investment] Washington, January 3, 1867.

Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of th...

On recto, Copy 2, p. [1]: 1867. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera ... More

Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of the United States in Congress assembled: [ regarding utilizing railway capital, so as to enable it to command better income on actual investment] Washington, January 3, 1867.

Memorial to Congress. To the Senate and House of representatives of th...

On recto, Copy 2, p. [1]: 1867. Page Order: Leaflet Available also through the Library of Congress web site in two forms: as facsimile page images and as full text in SGML. 2 duplicate copies Printed Ephemera ... More

Defense Mapping Agency Bicentennial commemorative memento of the Battle of Yorktown : to His Excellency Gen'l Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down, and is most humbly dedicated.

Defense Mapping Agency Bicentennial commemorative memento of the Battl...

Shows troop positions, firing lines, fortifications, and ship positions. Relief shown by hachures. Facsimile. Original version: To His Excellency Gen'l Washington, commander in chief of the armies of the United... More

Commerce Secretary addresses American Retail Federation. Washington, D.C., May 22. Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, right, pictured with Dr. David R. Craig, President of the American Retail Federation today at the Mayflower Hotel addressing members of the federation, Secretary Hopkins said that there must be no compromise with the underlying principles of the New Deal's social and economic reforms. At the same time, he told the businessmen that administration recognizes the necessity of fair business profits as an essential basis for increasing employment and private investment

Commerce Secretary addresses American Retail Federation. Washington, D...

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Sonoma County, California. Vineyards and winery. The wine industry has an estimated 420 million dollar investment in California

Sonoma County, California. Vineyards and winery. The wine industry has...

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Something new! Now is the time to make a good investment! Now open Riddle's great original one dollar store ... Washington, D.C. H. Polkinhorn steam job printer, 375 & 377 D street, near 7th, Washington, D. C. Jan 14, 1861.

Something new! Now is the time to make a good investment! Now open Rid...

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William Barclay Harding, Director, Division of Transportation and Aviation, Office of Coordinator of Commercial and Cultural Relations between the American Republics. Retains partnership in Smith, Barney and Company, Investment Banking Firm, 14 Wall Street. New York City

William Barclay Harding, Director, Division of Transportation and Avia...

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The Investment of Petersburg, Va. Shewing [sic] battlefield of 5 Forks and Hatcher's Run, Friday March 31st, Saturday April 1st & Sunday April 2nd 1865.

The Investment of Petersburg, Va. Shewing [sic] battlefield of 5 Forks...

Shows the area surrounding Petersburg on the Appomattox River with all major transportation lines noted. Union forces under Grant are opposed by Lee's Confederates. Five Forks is to the left of the image; Port ... More

Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant 1865

Investment of Petersburg by Genl. Grant 1865

Map shows area surrounding Petersburg, Va., on the Appomattox River including all of the Union and Confederate fortifications during the siege of 1864-65 by Genl. Grant. Details include locations of roads, rai... More

A new sectional map of Florida issued by the land department of the South Florida R. R. Co. and the Plant Investment Co.

A new sectional map of Florida issued by the land department of the So...

Township map showing drainage, cities and towns, land grants, and land for sale shown in yellow. Scale 1:633,600. LC Railroad maps, 196 Description derived from published bibliography. Inset: Map illustrating t... More

In spotlight at Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Testifying before the Securities and Exchange Commission Investment Trust Inquiry today, Leon G. Ruth, President of the Liberty Bond and Share Corporation of Buffalo, told his Corporation granted loans to their officers, employees, and former employees on collateral that decreased in value until it was worth only 15 cents on the dollar. He also related how the Liberty Bond and shares assets shrunk from $10,004,00 on April 2, 1929 to $716,00 on Sept. 30, 1936

In spotlight at Sec. Inquiry. Washington, D.C., Dec. 29. Testifying be...

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Urges change in security dealings. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. John K. Starkweather, representing the Investment Bankers Association, today urged the Senate Banking and Currency Committee to make far-reaching changes in the Maloney Bill for Regulation of Over-the-Counter Security Dealings. Chairman of a special IBA Committee that considered the bill, Starkweather suggested that only "willful violations" of the regulations should be subject to punishment, 3/7/38

Urges change in security dealings. Washington, D.C., Feb. 7. John K. S...

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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Investment building and loan.

Investment building and loan.

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