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Courtesy of the Rhode Island Historical Society: Insert image 1; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division: 2, 10, 11, 14, 18; Library of Congress, Harris & Ewing Collection: 3; courtesy of the Jekyll Island Museum Archives: 4, 9, 12, 13; Citi Center for Culture/Heritage Collection: 5; courtesy of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, Staunton, Virginia: 6, 15, 19, 20; Museum of American Finance: 7, 8; Library of Congress, National Photo Company Collection: 16; Library of Congress, Bain Collection: 17
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