Description: MILLIONAIRE J. PIERPONT MORGAN WAS CONSIDERED BY THE ESTABLISHED NEW YORK ELITE AS "NEW MONEY."HE WAS SHUNNED BY MANY OF THE EXCLUSIVE MEN'S ONLY SOCIAL CLUBS. UNDAUNTED, MORGAN BUILT HIS OWN FOUR STORY EXCLUSIVE MEN'S SOCIAL CLUB CALLED THE METROPOLITAN CLUB IN 1891. LOCATED ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE OF MANHATTEN, AT 1 EAST SIXTIETH STREET AND THE CORNER OF FIFTH AVENUE, IT IS STILL ONE OF NEW YORK CITY'S MOST EXCLUSIVE CLUBS. A FREQUENT VISITOR TO THE CLUB WAS ONE OF JP MORGAN'S CLOSEST FRIENDS, CAPTAIN EDWARD J. SMITH, OF THE WHITE STAR LINE. IN 1911, SMITH WAS CAPTAIN OF RMS OLYMPIC (OWNED BY JP MORGAN AND MORAN'S INTERNATIONAL MERCANTILE MARINE CORPORATION IMM). ON DECEMBER 26, 1911, OLYMPIC ENTERED NEW YORK HARBOR AFTER SPENDING CHRISTMAS AT SEA. ON THE EVENING OF THE 28TH, MORGAN THREW AN EXCLUSIVE DINNER TO HONOR EDWARD J SMITH AT THE METROPOLITAN CLUB. IT WAS A WHITE TIE AND TAILS AFFAIR, ATTENDED BY SENATORS, LAWYERS, BUSINESS TYCOONS, AND NEW YORK'S HIGH SOCIETY. IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT SMITH WOULD BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE WHITE STAR LINE'S NEWEST SHIP, RMS TITANIC! $5000 WAS RAISED AS A TESTIMONIAL TO SMITH (ABOUT $147,000) IN TODAY'S MONEY. IN JUST 109 DAYS, SMITH WOULD BE DEAD, LOST IN THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC. THIS LISTING IS FOR A NICE REPRINT IMAGE OF THE METROPOLITAN CLUB. IT MEASURES 8.5 X 11 INCHES AND IS PRINTED ON 110 LB CARD STOCK. IT WILL LOOK GREAT IN YOUR TITANIC COLLECTION, MAN CAVE, OR SHE SHED. I SHIP VIA USPS WITH TRACKING. YOUR REPRINT WILL BE SECURELY PACKAGED FOR A SAFE DELIVERY TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE CHECK BACK OFTEN AS NEW ITEMS ARE BEING ADDED EVERY DAY! DISCLAIMER: MY GOAL IS TO MAKE AVAILABLE AFFORDABLE, REPLICA, RMS TITANIC, AND WHITE STAR LINE COLLECTIBLES. I DO MY BEST TO OFFER ONLY ITEMS THAT ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. DETERMINING WHICH ITEMS ARE AND AREN’T IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN IS GROWING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT! OCASSIONALLY, RARELY, & ACCIDENTALLY A LISTING MAY BE FOR AN ITEM BY WHICH THE ORIGINAL IS IN A PRIVATE COLLECTION. I HAVE NO INTENTION OF VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAW. IF YOU ARE THE OWNER OF SUCH ITEM PLEASE CONTACT ME AND WE WILL REACH AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT OR I WILL END THE LISTING IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU!
Price: 6.88 USD
Location: Dacula, Georgia
End Time: 2024-09-21T14:55:36.000Z
Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Cruise Ship & Ocean Liner: White Star & Titanic
