Talk: Ralph Blumenthal on Crash of 1929

Ralph Blumenthal on "Crash! The Stock Market Collapse of 1929 and the Rise of Fake Money (Scrip)"

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When: Tuesday, Oct. 29, 12:30 to 1:30 PM

Where: Museum of American Finance, 48 Wall Street, 5th Floor 

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, will talk about how cash-starved municipalities issued their own bills and coins, with examples from the Baruch Archives historic collections. 

Talk followed by audience Q&A. General admission $5; Students free.