EVB2938660: Alfred P. Sloan 1875-1966 chairman of General Motors covered his face with his hand during his testimony before the Congressional Monopoly Committee on May 18 1939 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938672: Mrs. Lena Bryant Malsin 1879-1951 founder of Lane Bryant Inc. with her son Raphael Malsin President of Lane Bryant Inc. right and Keen Johnson Undersecretary of Labor left at testimonial dinner honoring her in New York City in 1947. She beg / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938675: Maxine Elliott 1868-1940 was one of many actresses romantically linked with J.P. Morgan. 1910 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938678: Levi 'Lee' Shubert 1871-1953 was a Polish-born American theatre owner and producer. With his brother Sam he acquired and operated many New York theaters including the Winter Garden and Shubert Theatres. c. 1920 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938687: Mrs. James J. 'Molly' Brown 1867-1932 acquired her wealth with her husband J.J. Brown in Colorado minefields. She has been portrayed by Debbie Reynolds in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN 1964 Cloris Leachman in S.O.S. TITANTIC and Kathy Bates in TITANTI / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938693: Samuel Francis Du Pont 1803-1865 member of the Du Pont family of Delaware served in the Mexican-American War and the Civil War reaching the rank of Rear Admiral. 1850 ca / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938708: Nelson W. Aldrich 1841-1915 Republican Senator from Rhode island from 1881-1911 supported business interests and protective tariffs. His daughter married John D. Rockefeller Jr. c. 1900 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938735: Amadeo Peter Giannini 1870-1949 with his family aboard S.S. Guilio Cesare on July 13 1923. Giannini was the Italian American founder of Bank of America which he first opened under as the Bank of Italy in 1904 to serve immigrant laborers discriminated / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938445: President Reagan and General Secretary Gorbachev at the Summit in Geneva appearing relaxed during what was actually a contentious first summit meeting. on Nov. 11 1985 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938454: Class photo from the G-7 Economic Summit in Williamsburg Virginia left to right Pierre Trudeau Gaston Thorn Helmut Kohl Francois Mitterrand President Reagan Yasuhiro Nakasone Margaret Thatcher Amintore Fanfani. May 28-30 1983 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938481: Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle flies above the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on a Navy aerial reconnaissance test flight off the coast of California. Dec. 5 1995 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938508: George and Barbara Bush in Houston Texas on the night which George Bush was elected to Congress in 1966 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938544: Crowds of Berliners around the Brandenburg Gate following the structure's official opening on Dec. 22 1989. In the foreground an East German guard walks on the Berlin Wall / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938580: THE CUSTOM HOUSE ORDEAL. Cartoon against protective tariffs which caused American travelers to undergo customs inspections searching for undeclared goods purchased abroad. A merchant the 'Dealer in Protected Goods ' snaps his whip to form the words 'Pro / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938622: Jules Bache 1861-1944 was a German-American stockbroker and banker who founded J. S. Bache Company in 1892. c. 1900 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938631: August Belmont Jr. 1853-1924 American financier and banker founder of New York's Belmont Park racetrack / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938640: Stephen Girard 1750-1831 was a French-American philanthropist and banker. He used his great wealth to prop up U.S. government finances during the War of 1812. 1903 etching by Albert Rosenthal 1863-1939 after Albert Lambdin. c. 1800 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937847: Men working at machines in the Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937850: Blast furnaces and iron ore at the Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation mills, Etna, Pennsylvania. November 1941, Palmer, Alfred T. (1906-93) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937861: Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company's furnaces at Ensley, Alabama. 1906 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937879: Man panning gold on Nome, Alaska, Beach in the early 20th century / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937880: Four prospectors posed on trail in Alaska during the Yukon gold rush in 1897 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937921: Worker removing weeds with a hoe on a rubber plantation in Guatemala. 1940 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937997: Panama Canal construction showing massive locks before the gates were installed. c. 1912 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2937981: Worker spreading a hazardous asbestos mixture on boiler of a locomotive at a NYC railroad shops in December 1942. Asbestos' resistance to heat, electrical, and chemical damage made it a key industrial material before its serious health effects were known / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938012: Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964), addressing Paterson Silk Strikers, June 1913 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938002: The world's largest water wheel powered Henry Burden's iron plant on the Wynantskill River in South Troy, New York. Built in 1851, it was 60 feet in diameter and 22 feet wide, is credited with inspiring the first Ferris Wheel. Etching by Arthur Covey (1877-1960) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938005: Stock poster for tailors, showing a woman in riding clothes placing a letter in the hollow of a tree; a sign nailed to the tree is blank for later printing, and in the distance is the Broadhead Worsted Mills of Jamestown, New York, 1886 (poster) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938042: William B. Wilson (1862-1934), Scottish-American labor leader and politician, first Secretary of Labor (1913-1921) under President Woodrow Wilson. He worked as a child laborer in coal mines, was secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America from 1900 to 1908, and represented Pennsylvania in Congress / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938066: Striking Southern textile workers celebrate Labor Day with a parade and sign announcing their affiliation with the American Federation of Labor in 1934. Gastonia, North Carolina / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938095: Man operates a drill-press in the North American Aviation's Inglewood, California plant, which built B-25 bombers and Mustang fighters. October 1942, / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938081: Russian Labor Association marchers at the May Day parade in New York City in 1909, Bain, George Grantham - Bain News Service (1865-1944) / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938090: In the Cascade Mountains near Seattle, Washington, workers load 120 foot long logs with sharpened ends, that will become fish trap piles. The piles supported large nets sited on salmon migration routes to gather massive amounts of fish for the canning industry. c. 1899 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938113: Multi-ethnic group of men waiting to apply for subway work in New York City, c. 1910. The underground rapid transit system opened with 22 miles of track in 1904 and throughout the city for the next 30 years. c. 1910 / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938105: Wharf and warehouses in 19th century Japan, in 1857, shortly after Admiral Perry established an agreement opening trade between the United States and Japan / Bridgeman Images

EVB2938108: Workman opening valve on a new pipeline of Fort Loudoun Dam, one of the Tennessee Valley Authority public works projects of the New Deal. June 1942 / Bridgeman Images