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Ninety years to the day after Black Tuesday ushered in the Great Depression, former New York Times reporter Ralph Blumenthal, a Distinguished Lecturer at Baruch College of the City University of New York, talks about how cash-starved municipalities issued their own bills and coins, with examples from the Baruch Archives historic collections.
Talk followed by Q&A. Admission $5; MoAF members, students and press FREE.
*Please note: The Museum gallery remains closed. MoAF staff members will be on hand at the entrance to 48 Wall Street to direct attendees to the 5th floor event space.