Stand Back. A uniformed President Ulysses
Stand Back. A uniformed President Ulysses Grant obstructs politicians who protest his veto of the Ferry Bill (aka The Inflation Bill) in April 1874. The bill would infuse the national money supply with fiat currency during the Great Depression of 1873-79. The bills sponsor, Sen. Thomas Ferry, Republican Senator from Michigan, holds a banner with slogans: Down With National Honor. Death to Honest Trade. We Forgive Our Creditor. INFLATION
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13123928
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45370840
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3000px x 1997px
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Mary Evans / The Everett Collection
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Courtesy Everett Collection
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