This man provided financial backing for Edward Curtis when Curtis photographed The North American Indian.
This man provided financial backing for Edward Curtis when Curtis photographed The North American Indian. He tore up the original print of an Edward Steichen photograph of him in which his left hand, which lies on an armrest, appears to be holding a dagger instead. During the Civil War, this man was allegedly involved in cheating the government by re-selling rifles at a higher price in the Hall (*) Carbine affair. He ordered the bailout of Moore and Schley as part of his distribution of funds allocated by Treasury Secretary George Cotelyou. This came after he received immunity from Theodore Roosevelt, allowing him to alleviate the Panic of 1907. He created a company that controlled two thirds of the market of a certain commodity, U. S. Steel. For 10 points, name this New York robber baron whose name graces a bank along with Chase.
This man provided financial backing for Edward Curtis when Curtis photographed The North American Indian.
John Pierpont Morgan