EVB2938627:
John Jacob Astor 1763-1848 the first American multi-millionaire. Engraving based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel. c. 1810 / Bridgeman Images
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John Jacob Astor 1763-1848 the first American multi-millionaire. Engraving based on a painting by Alonzo Chappel. c. 1810
EVB2938630:
August Belmont 1813-1890 a German-Jewish immigrant to New York City in 1837 as an agent of the Rothschild bank in Frankfurt. He became an American citizen married Caroline Slidell Perry daughter of Commodore Matthew Perry and was active in Democrati / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938630
August Belmont 1813-1890 a German-Jewish immigrant to New York City in 1837 as an agent of the Rothschild bank in Frankfurt. He became an American citizen married Caroline Slidell Perry daughter of Commodore Matthew Perry and was active in Democrati
EVB2938635:
Auto magnate Henry Ford with John Weeks Secretary of War. January 10 1922 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938635
Auto magnate Henry Ford with John Weeks Secretary of War. January 10 1922
EVB2938638:
Elbert H. Gary 1846-1927 Chairman and Chief Executive of U.S. Steel Corporation in 1919. As a corporate lawyer he brought J. P. Morgan Andrew Carnegie and Charles M. Schwab together to create the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938638
Elbert H. Gary 1846-1927 Chairman and Chief Executive of U.S. Steel Corporation in 1919. As a corporate lawyer he brought J. P. Morgan Andrew Carnegie and Charles M. Schwab together to create the U.S. Steel Corporation in 1901
EVB2938644:
Edward Harriman 1848-1909 was the aggressive director of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1897 until his death. He is mentioned in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID as the man who employed the posse tracking the movie's outlaw heroes / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938644
Edward Harriman 1848-1909 was the aggressive director of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1897 until his death. He is mentioned in BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID as the man who employed the posse tracking the movie's outlaw heroes
EVB2938646:
James J. Hill 1838 -1916 was a Canadian-American railroad executive of the Great Northern Railway running from St. Paul Minnesota to Seattle Washington / Bridgeman Images
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James J. Hill 1838 -1916 was a Canadian-American railroad executive of the Great Northern Railway running from St. Paul Minnesota to Seattle Washington
EVB2938647:
James J. Hill 1838 -1916 was an elderly white bearded man when he testified at the House of Representative special investigation of the U.S. Steel for anti-trust violations. January 12 1912 / Bridgeman Images
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James J. Hill 1838 -1916 was an elderly white bearded man when he testified at the House of Representative special investigation of the U.S. Steel for anti-trust violations. January 12 1912
EVB2938656:
Joseph P. Kennedy 1888-1969 when he was the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. Washington D.C. on December 9 1939 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938656
Joseph P. Kennedy 1888-1969 when he was the U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. Washington D.C. on December 9 1939
EVB2938658:
George Pullman 1831-1897 developed a line of Pullman railroad passenger cars that provided sleeping berths dining facilities telegraph services to travelers in the 1860s. He employed African American freemen to staff his 'hotels on wheels.' / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938658
George Pullman 1831-1897 developed a line of Pullman railroad passenger cars that provided sleeping berths dining facilities telegraph services to travelers in the 1860s. He employed African American freemen to staff his 'hotels on wheels.'
EVB2938661:
A DANGEROUS BUBBLE 1902 (engraving), Pughe, John S. (1870-1909) / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938661
A DANGEROUS BUBBLE 1902 (engraving)
Pughe, John S. (1870-1909)
EVB2938662:
Leland Stanford 1824-1893 was drawn to California by the Gold Rush in the 1850s. He was a key investor in the Central Pacific Railroad was elected Governor and U.S. Senator and founded Stanford University. c. 1870 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938662
Leland Stanford 1824-1893 was drawn to California by the Gold Rush in the 1850s. He was a key investor in the Central Pacific Railroad was elected Governor and U.S. Senator and founded Stanford University. c. 1870
EVB2938663:
Harold Stanley 1885-1963 President of Morgan Stanley Co. testifying to the National Monopoly Committee Dec. 19 1939 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938663
Harold Stanley 1885-1963 President of Morgan Stanley Co. testifying to the National Monopoly Committee Dec. 19 1939
EVB2938668:
The International Exposition 1876 at Philadelphia. Bird's-eye view of the exposition grounds shows people from many cultures in the foreground / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938668
The International Exposition 1876 at Philadelphia. Bird's-eye view of the exposition grounds shows people from many cultures in the foreground
EVB2938673:
Estee Lauder 1906-2004 cosmetics business leader dressed in an Yves Saint Laurent dress applies lipstick to a customer in New York City. 1966 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2938673
Estee Lauder 1906-2004 cosmetics business leader dressed in an Yves Saint Laurent dress applies lipstick to a customer in New York City. 1966
EVB2940391:
US Air Force personnel work alongside civilian firefighters to remove rubble from the ruins of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. April 19 1995 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940391
US Air Force personnel work alongside civilian firefighters to remove rubble from the ruins of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City. April 19 1995
EVB2940392:
In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City Bombing rescue work continues into the night at the destroyed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Oklahoma City on April 21 1995 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940392
In the aftermath of the Oklahoma City Bombing rescue work continues into the night at the destroyed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Oklahoma City on April 21 1995
EVB2940396:
Destroyed automobiles near the bombed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Oklahoma City. 168 were killed by a truck bomb detonated by homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh. April 21 1995 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940396
Destroyed automobiles near the bombed Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. Oklahoma City. 168 were killed by a truck bomb detonated by homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh. April 21 1995
EVB2940403:
New Orleans neighborhoods flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The city was flooded when levees failed during the storm / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940403
New Orleans neighborhoods flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The city was flooded when levees failed during the storm
EVB2940404:
New Orleans neighborhoods flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Tthe city was flooded when levees failed during the storm / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940404
New Orleans neighborhoods flooded as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Tthe city was flooded when levees failed during the storm
EVB2940412:
New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina showing a levee break under repair and flooding on one side with the other intact and dry. Sept. 2005 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940412
New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina showing a levee break under repair and flooding on one side with the other intact and dry. Sept. 2005
EVB2940413:
African Americans left homeless by the Mississippi floods of 1912 some of the worst in memory and comparable to those of 1922 and 1927 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940413
African Americans left homeless by the Mississippi floods of 1912 some of the worst in memory and comparable to those of 1922 and 1927
EVB2940418:
Hurricane Katrina over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on August 29 2005 as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940418
Hurricane Katrina over southeast Louisiana and southern Mississippi on August 29 2005 as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm
EVB2940425:
African-American woman computer operator at the US Civil Service Commission in the 1970s. The terminal of the NCR formerly National Cash Register Co. has a small screen and advance over earlier computers that displayed data only in print out form. c. 1975 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940425
African-American woman computer operator at the US Civil Service Commission in the 1970s. The terminal of the NCR formerly National Cash Register Co. has a small screen and advance over earlier computers that displayed data only in print out form. c. 1975
EVB2940427:
Engraving of President Gerald Ford by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940427
Engraving of President Gerald Ford by the US Bureau of Engraving and Printing
EVB2940433:
President Gerald Ford speaking at the dedication of National Defense University a Department of Defense college for strategic studies located at Fort McNair in Washington D.C. Jan. 18 1977 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940433
President Gerald Ford speaking at the dedication of National Defense University a Department of Defense college for strategic studies located at Fort McNair in Washington D.C. Jan. 18 1977
EVB2940440:
President Gerald Ford and National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft point to a map of Beirut following the assassinations of the US Ambassador and an economic counselor. At Ford's left is Sec. of State Henry Kissinger. June 17 1976 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940440
President Gerald Ford and National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft point to a map of Beirut following the assassinations of the US Ambassador and an economic counselor. At Ford's left is Sec. of State Henry Kissinger. June 17 1976
EVB2940451:
President Ford during a National Security Council meeting during the Mayaguez crisis the seizure of the cargo ship SS Mayaguez by two small Khmer Rough Cambodian Maoists gunboats. May 13 1975 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940451
President Ford during a National Security Council meeting during the Mayaguez crisis the seizure of the cargo ship SS Mayaguez by two small Khmer Rough Cambodian Maoists gunboats. May 13 1975
EVB2940458:
First Lady Betty Ford holds an impromptu press conference outside the White House. 1974-76 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940458
First Lady Betty Ford holds an impromptu press conference outside the White House. 1974-76
EVB2940459:
President Ford with Sec. of State Henry Kissinger and VP Nelson Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon as South Vietnam collapsed in April 1975 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940459
President Ford with Sec. of State Henry Kissinger and VP Nelson Rockefeller to discuss the American evacuation of Saigon as South Vietnam collapsed in April 1975
EVB2940470:
President Gerald Ford shares the stage with wheelchair bound Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace at a campaign stop in Sept. 1976, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940470
President Gerald Ford shares the stage with wheelchair bound Democratic Alabama Governor George Wallace at a campaign stop in Sept. 1976
Unknown photographer, (20th century)
EVB2940475:
President and Betty Ford hold hands while riding in the President's limousine in Chicago Illinois. 1974-76 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940475
President and Betty Ford hold hands while riding in the President's limousine in Chicago Illinois. 1974-76
EVB2940479:
President and Betty Ford with President-elect and Rosalyn Carter following the Carter's tour of the White House. Dec. 1976, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940479
President and Betty Ford with President-elect and Rosalyn Carter following the Carter's tour of the White House. Dec. 1976
Unknown photographer, (20th century)
EVB2940481:
Loma Prieta Earthquake pancaked the double-deck of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland California. 42 people were killed in their crushed vehicles. Oct. 17 1989 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940481
Loma Prieta Earthquake pancaked the double-deck of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland California. 42 people were killed in their crushed vehicles. Oct. 17 1989
EVB2940482:
Loma Prieta Earthquake. 42 people died when the double-deck of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland collapsed crushing the cars on the lower deck. Oct. 17 1989 / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940482
Loma Prieta Earthquake. 42 people died when the double-deck of the Nimitz Freeway in Oakland collapsed crushing the cars on the lower deck. Oct. 17 1989
EVB2940485:
Snowplow clearing volcanic ash from Interstate 90 in eastern Washington State after the May 18 eruption of Mount St. Helens / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2940485
Snowplow clearing volcanic ash from Interstate 90 in eastern Washington State after the May 18 eruption of Mount St. Helens
EVB2939592:
Michelle Obama laughs with National Humanities Medal honoree Wendell E. Berry. In the background are President Obama and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman. March 2 2011 (BSWH_2011_8_358) / Bridgeman Images
ID: EVB2939592
Michelle Obama laughs with National Humanities Medal honoree Wendell E. Berry. In the background are President Obama and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman. March 2 2011 (BSWH_2011_8_358)