In 1818, the Duc de Richelieu called Barings Bank the sixth great European power, just after England, France, Prussia, Austria and Russia. Barings was one of the few significant investment banks of the 18th and 19th centuries, and it remained a leader until its downfall in 1995. This exhibit explored five of the firm's US investments, some good and some bad. Barings chose to invest in the fledgling nation. Would you have done the same?
Barings in America
An Interactive Investment Experience
On view through July 2013
Sponsored by:
Credits
The Museum of American Finance gratefully acknowledges the following for their support of "Barings in America"
Lead Sponsor
ING U.S.
Associate Sponsors
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Citi
Ernst & Young
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Object Loans and Images
Archives and Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut
ATSFry.com, R.L. Crump Library Collection
The Baring Archive
Denver Public Library, Western History Collection
Geoffrey Fletcher
John E. Herzog
The Historic New Orleans Collection
Bob Kerstein, Scripophily.com
Library of Congress
Southern New England Telephone Company Records
Exhibit Team
Maura Ferguson, Director of Exhibits and Educational Programs
Becky Laughner, Director of Exhibits and Archives
Exhibit Fabrication
Alan Barnett Design
Caravan Interactive
highresolution printing
Reinaldo Pagan
Special thanks to:
Moira Lovegrove
Sarah Buonacore
