Charles T. Yerkes

American financier Charles T. Perkins, who bought the North Chicago City Railway but bribed public officials, exploited the streets, watered down stock, and offered poor service.

Publication date: 1947-06-10

Size: 4.2 x 2.2 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Yerkes, Charles Tyson, 1837-1905
• Capitalists & financiers--Illinois--Chicago--1880-1890

Genre(s):

• Portrait photographs

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (June 10, 1947), Section One, p. 26

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg