(Eingeschränkte Rechte für bestimmte redaktionelle Kunden in Deutschland. Limited rights for specific editorial clients in Germany.) Rudolf Hilferding, Germany, politician - 1923 (Photo by Archiv ...

One of the most famous figures of the Gilded Age was J. Pierpont Morgan, also known as J.P. Morgan. Toward the end of his life, Morgan became obsessed with building an impressive collection. Now, his ...

J. PIERPONT MORGAN: AN INTIMATE PORTRAIT—Herbert L. Satterlee—Macmillan ($3.75). The elder J. (for John) Pierpont Morgan distrusted newspapermen, avoided “magazine men,” and there is no record of his ...

One of the earliest American financial titans, John Pierpont Morgan was a symbol of power for his business acumen, success, and enormous wealth. And you can still see his imprint across New York City.

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NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Wall Street specializes in cutthroat capitalism, but when the going gets tough, banks band together. After withdrawals lashed the banking system in 1907, ...

Nina Katchadourian pairs her artwork and family heirlooms with some treasures from the collection founded by John Pierpont Morgan. The collaboration works. By Dawn Chan In Nina Katchadourian’s current ...

A few plates in two states. "This edition, printed on real vellum, with hand-coloured facsimiles, consists of 20 copies, and is for private circulation only. This copy is no. 11." "The whole of the ...

Judge Elbert Henry Gary permitted the Saturday Evening Post to print last week an interview concerning the late John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), the man who had raised him, a reluctant Illinois ...

In a span of a few weeks Richmond's daily headlines had grown increasingly ominous: “Precipitate Declines in Prices on the Stock Market,” “Gloomy Day on Wall Street” and “Bank Closes Doors.” However ...

One of the earliest American financial titans, John Pierpont Morgan was a symbol of power for his business acumen, success, and enormous wealth. And you can still see his imprint across New York City.