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Anthony J. Drexel portrait, undated

Anthony Joseph Drexel (September 13, 1826 — June 30, 1893) was an American banker who played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he founded Drexel, Morgan & Co (later J.P. Morgan & Co.) in New York in 1...

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Main Author: F. Gutekunst (Creator)
Collection:Philadelphia Record photograph morgue (#V07)
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893
Drexel, Morgan & Co.
Drexel, Francis Martin, 1792-1863
Art Print
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13729
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title Anthony J. Drexel portrait, undated
spellingShingle Anthony J. Drexel portrait, undated
F. Gutekunst
Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893
Drexel, Morgan & Co.
Drexel, Francis Martin, 1792-1863
title_sort Anthony J. Drexel portrait, undated
title_txt_mv Anthony J. Drexel portrait, undated
creator_txt_mv F. Gutekunst (Creator)
author F. Gutekunst
author_facet F. Gutekunst
author_role Creator
author_sort F. Gutekunst
genre Art Print
description Anthony Joseph Drexel (September 13, 1826 — June 30, 1893) was an American banker who played a major role in the rise of modern global finance after the Civil War. As the dominant partner of Drexel & Co. of Philadelphia, he founded Drexel, Morgan & Co (later J.P. Morgan & Co.) in New York in 1871 with J.P. Morgan as his junior partner. He also founded Drexel University in 1891. He was also the first president of the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art), the nation's first private organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning.
subject_txt_mv LCSH: Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893
LCSH: Drexel, Morgan & Co.
LCSH: Drexel, Francis Martin, 1792-1863
topic Drexel, Anthony J. (Anthony Joseph), 1826-1893
Drexel, Morgan & Co.
Drexel, Francis Martin, 1792-1863
rights_statement_txt_mv Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
collection Philadelphia Record photograph morgue
collection_number_str_mv V07
url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13729
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