Second Bank of the United States

Postcard of the Second Bank of the United States

Postcard of the Second Bank of the United States. The reverse reads: "Independence National Historical Park / Philadelphia, Pa. / Second Bank of the United States, a fine example of Greek Revival architecture, was designed by William Strickland and built between 1819-1824." Collection of the Museum of American Finance.

President Andrew Jackson vetoed Congress’s bill to re-charter the Second Bank of the United States during the height of the epidemic in July 1832.

Objects and Images Related to 1832 Cholera Epidemic

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Second Bank of the United States Triennial Meeting Report of the Second Bank of the United States

Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson

Second Bank of the United States Bank of the United States $10 and $20 Notes

Second Bank of the United States Second Bank of the United States

Second Bank of the United States Second Bank of the United States

Cholera Map of Lower Manhattan Cholera Map of Lower Manhattan