Vintage Museum

One of the Dining Rooms

Baron Alexander von Stieglitz (1814–1884) was a Russian philanthropist and banker. He was the first governor of the State Bank of the Russian Empire, the predecessor organization to today’s Central Bank of the Russian Federation.  Photographs shown here how successful financiers of the nineteenth century used to live in Russia. (second photo shows one of the Living Rooms)

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C.J. Walker

Madam C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, (December 23, 1867 – May 25, 1919) was an American businesswoman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, commonly regarded as the first African-American millionaire.

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