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George F. Baker – Historic Print

George F. Baker, [no date recorded on caption card] — historic photograph
George F. Baker, [no date recorded on caption card]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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George F. Baker

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This portrait shows George F. Baker, the New York banker whose dates the caption card gives as 1840 to 1931. Baker led the First National Bank of New York and became one of the best-known financiers of his era, working alongside figures such as J. P. Morgan during a period of large corporate consolidation. The print carries the copyright credit of Underwood & Underwood, a firm known for stereoscopic views and press photographs. The card records no date, so the sitting itself is hard to place precisely, but the image reflects how prominent bankers of that generation were presented to the public.

Created / published[no date recorded on caption card]
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhoto copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood. No. S-9664-6. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; BI; Shelf. Sources checked: ONC; www? B-, G- Fisher, 1840-1931 Banker NY.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,239 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146669

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