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Wall Street Collection (#7)

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Background imageWall Street Collection: CARTOON: BANK PANIC, 1869. What a Fall was There, My Countrymen! Comment on Wall

CARTOON: BANK PANIC, 1869. What a Fall was There, My Countrymen! Comment on Wall Streets Black Friday, the bank panic of 24 September, 1869

Background imageWall Street Collection: A Wall Street Marvel: Innocence at the Feet of Wickedness

A Wall Street Marvel: Innocence at the Feet of Wickedness

Background imageWall Street Collection: 1st & 2nd Wards. Plate G: Map bounded by Platt Street, Burling Slip, South Street

1st & 2nd Wards. Plate G: Map bounded by Platt Street, Burling Slip, South Street, Wall Street, William Street; Including Maiden Lane, Fletcher Street, Liberty Street, Cedar Street, Depeyster Street

Background imageWall Street Collection: 1st Ward. Plate F: Map bounded by Liberty Street, William Street, Exchange Place

1st Ward. Plate F: Map bounded by Liberty Street, William Street, Exchange Place, Trinity Place; Including Cedar Street, Thames Street, Pine Street, Wall Street, Temple Street, Broadway

Background imageWall Street Collection: 1st Ward. Plate C: Map bounded by Exchange Place, William Street, Wall Street, Hanover

1st Ward. Plate C: Map bounded by Exchange Place, William Street, Wall Street, Hanover Street, Beaver Street, Stone Street, Whitehall, Broadway; Including New Street, Broad Street

Background imageWall Street Collection: 1st Ward. Plate B: Map bounded by Stone Street, Beaver Street, Hanover Street, Wall

1st Ward. Plate B: Map bounded by Stone Street, Beaver Street, Hanover Street, Wall Street, South Street, Coenties Slip; Including Pearl Street, Water Street, Front Street, Old Slip

Background imageWall Street Collection: Plate 3: Map bounded by Dey Street, Broadway, Maiden Lane, Nassau Street, Wall Street

Plate 3: Map bounded by Dey Street, Broadway, Maiden Lane, Nassau Street, Wall Street, Broadway, Rector Street, West Street. 1857, 1862, Perris and Browne, New York, USA

Background imageWall Street Collection: Plate 2: Map bounded by Rector Street, Broadway, Wall Street, Broad Street, Exchange

Plate 2: Map bounded by Rector Street, Broadway, Wall Street, Broad Street, Exchange Place, William Street, Beaver Street, Broad Street, Marketfield Place, Battery Place, West Street

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York, Wall Street, 1891, USA

New York, Wall Street, 1891, USA

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: WALL STREET, c1912. View of the New York Stock Exchange and Bankers Trust

NYC: WALL STREET, c1912. View of the New York Stock Exchange and Bankers Trust buildings on Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, c1912

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: BROAD STREET. A view of Broad Street from Wall Street in New York City

NEW YORK: BROAD STREET. A view of Broad Street from Wall Street in New York City; the curb market can be seen in the background. Photograph, c1911

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: WALL STREET, c1911. A view down Wall Street from Nassau Street in New York City

NYC: WALL STREET, c1911. A view down Wall Street from Nassau Street in New York City. Photograph, c1911

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: WALL STREET, c1905. A view down Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, c1905

NYC: WALL STREET, c1905. A view down Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, c1905

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: WALL STREET, 1913. Demolition of the J. P. Morgan Bank at 23 Wall Street in New York City

NYC: WALL STREET, 1913. Demolition of the J. P. Morgan Bank at 23 Wall Street in New York City
NYC: WALL STREET, 1913. Demolition of the J.P. Morgan Bank at 23 Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, May 1913

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: WALL STREET, c1910. A view down Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, c1910

NYC: WALL STREET, c1910. A view down Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, c1910

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: FEDERAL HALL. Federal Hall at 26 Wall Street in New York City, built in 1842

NEW YORK: FEDERAL HALL. Federal Hall at 26 Wall Street in New York City, built in 1842. Photograph, 1899 or 1900

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: CROWDED STREET. Crowds gathered outside Trinity Church at the intersection of Broadway

NEW YORK: CROWDED STREET. Crowds gathered outside Trinity Church at the intersection of Broadway and Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Photographed in 1911

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: FEDERAL HALL. Old City Hall (Federal Hall) where Congress held its first sessions

NEW YORK: FEDERAL HALL. Old City Hall (Federal Hall) where Congress held its first sessions. Drawing by Archibald Robertson, 1798

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: FEDERAL HALL. View of Broad Street and Federal Hall. Watercolor, 1797

NEW YORK: FEDERAL HALL. View of Broad Street and Federal Hall. Watercolor, 1797

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: OLD CITY HALL. Old City Hall (Federal Hall) on Wall Street, New York

NEW YORK: OLD CITY HALL. Old City Hall (Federal Hall) on Wall Street, New York. Lithograph, 19th century, after a drawing of 1797

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK CITY: CITY HALL. View from within City Hall Park showing the south end

NEW YORK CITY: CITY HALL. View from within City Hall Park showing the south end of railing with iron gate posts. Beyond the fence is St. Pauls Chapel, P.T

Background imageWall Street Collection: WALL STREET, 1856. A photograph, taken in 1856 from Trinity Church in New York

WALL STREET, 1856. A photograph, taken in 1856 from Trinity Church in New York by William or Frederick Langenheim, showing Wall Street, the East River and Brooklyn

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: BROAD STREET, 1918. A view of Broad Street in New York Citys financial district

NYC: BROAD STREET, 1918. A view of Broad Street in New York Citys financial district, c1918

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK: SKYLINE, 1900. Panorama of New York harbor from the Brooklyn waterfront: photograph

NEW YORK: SKYLINE, 1900. Panorama of New York harbor from the Brooklyn waterfront: photograph, c1900

Background imageWall Street Collection: WALL STREET AREA, 1906. A view of Broad Street in lower Manhattan, April 1906

WALL STREET AREA, 1906. A view of Broad Street in lower Manhattan, April 1906

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC: WASHINGTON, c1890. The statue of George Washington in front of the United

NYC: WASHINGTON, c1890. The statue of George Washington in front of the United States Sub-Treasury (now Federal Hall National Memorial) in New York City. Photograph, c1890

Background imageWall Street Collection: WWI: ARMISTICE, 1918. Celebrations on Wall Street in New York City, following the

WWI: ARMISTICE, 1918. Celebrations on Wall Street in New York City, following the Armistice with Germany after World War I. Photograph, 1918

Background imageWall Street Collection: WALL STREET GIRL, 1912. The grand finale from the Broadway production of Blanche

WALL STREET GIRL, 1912. The grand finale from the Broadway production of Blanche Rings musical The Wall Street Girl, 1912

Background imageWall Street Collection: DAVID LAMAR (c1877-1934). American con man known as the Wolf of Wall Street. Photograph

DAVID LAMAR (c1877-1934). American con man known as the Wolf of Wall Street. Photograph, 1913

Background imageWall Street Collection: CARTOON: FERDINAND WARD. The Little Napoleon of Wall Street in exile

CARTOON: FERDINAND WARD. The Little Napoleon of Wall Street in exile
CARTOON: FERDINAND WARD. The " Little Napoleon of Wall Street" in exile. The friends of his " flush" days don t care to know him now

Background imageWall Street Collection: JAY GOULD CARTOON, 1885. American cartoon, 1885, of Jay Gould as the pirate of

JAY GOULD CARTOON, 1885. American cartoon, 1885, of Jay Gould as the pirate of Wall Street

Background imageWall Street Collection: City street from steps

City street from steps

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK CURB MARKET. Rendering of the building of the New York Curb Market at Trinity Place

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. Rendering of the building of the New York Curb Market at Trinity Place, New York, to which the curbside brokers moved into in 1921

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK CURB MARKET. The New York Curb Market at Trinity Place, New York, to which

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. The New York Curb Market at Trinity Place, New York, to which curbside brokers moved into in 1921

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Diorama of the founding of the New York Stock Exchange

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Diorama of the founding of the New York Stock Exchange under a Buttonwood tree on 17 May 1792. Photograph, digitally colored by Granger, NYC -- All right

Background imageWall Street Collection: STOCK BROKERS, c1902. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Broad Street

STOCK BROKERS, c1902. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Broad Street, midsummer, New York City. Panorama Photograph, c1902

Background imageWall Street Collection: STOCK BROKERS, 1920. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Wall Street, New York City

STOCK BROKERS, 1920. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Wall Street, New York City. Photograph, October 1920

Background imageWall Street Collection: FINANCIAL CENTRE, c1900. The corner of Broad Street and Wall Street, New York City

FINANCIAL CENTRE, c1900. The corner of Broad Street and Wall Street, New York City. Stereograph, c1900

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK CURB MARKET, 1918. View up Broad Street, overlooking the Curb Market

NEW YORK CURB MARKET, 1918. View up Broad Street, overlooking the Curb Market, north of Stock Exchange and Sub-Treasury, New York City. Stereograph, March, 1918

Background imageWall Street Collection: STOCK EXCHANGE, c1908. Exterior of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph by Irving Underhill

STOCK EXCHANGE, c1908. Exterior of the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph by Irving Underhill, c1908

Background imageWall Street Collection: BROAD STREET, c1916. A view of Broad Street in New York Citys financial district

BROAD STREET, c1916. A view of Broad Street in New York Citys financial district. Photograph by Irving Underhill, c1916

Background imageWall Street Collection: WILD MEN OF WALL STREET. Giving the animals a little sunlight

WILD MEN OF WALL STREET. Giving the animals a little sunlight. Published following Black Friday (September 24), this American newspaper cartoon of 1869 shows Charles A

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Photographed c1904

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Photographed c1904

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. A secret picture, c1907, made with a camera concealed in a sleeve

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. A secret picture, c1907, made with a camera concealed in a sleeve
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. A " secret" picture, c1907, made with a camera concealed in a sleeve, of the New York Stock Exchange, which strictly forbade the taking of pictures

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Dedication ceremonies at the opening of the New York Stock

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. Dedication ceremonies at the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on April 23, 1903

Background imageWall Street Collection: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. The last day of the New York Stock Exchange in its former building

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. The last day of the New York Stock Exchange in its former building, April 26, 1903

Background imageWall Street Collection: BANK PANIC, 1869. What a Fall was There, My Countrymen! Thomas Nasts cartoon

BANK PANIC, 1869. What a Fall was There, My Countrymen! Thomas Nasts cartoon comment on Wall Streets original Black Friday, the bank panic of 24 September 1869

Background imageWall Street Collection: BANK PANIC, 1873. The Long and Short of it is a General Bust up in the Street

BANK PANIC, 1873. The Long and Short of it is a General Bust up in the Street
BANK PANIC, 1873. " The Long and Short of it is a General Bust up in the Street." Thomas Nasts cartoon comment on Wall Streets Black Friday, 19 September 1873



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"Wall Street: A Tale of Bulls and Bears" Step into the world of Wall Street, where fortunes are made and lost in the blink of an eye. This iconic street has witnessed countless ups and downs throughout history, capturing the essence of both triumph and despair. In 1879, William H. Beard immortalized this financial battleground with his allegorical painting "Bulls and Bears in the Market. " The fierce struggle between these two forces symbolizes the constant tug-of-war that defines Wall Street's ever-changing landscape. One fateful day in October 1929, a stock market crash sent shockwaves through the nation. Walter Thornton, an unlucky speculator from New York, found himself offering to sell his beloved roadster as a result. The photograph captured this poignant moment when dreams collided with harsh reality. Even before this catastrophic event, Wall Street had been under scrutiny. In 1904, a Roosevelt cartoon depicted its influence on American politics and economy—a foreshadowing of things to come. The infamous Black Thursday in 1929 is etched into our collective memory. William Gropper's print portrays chaos engulfing the New York Stock Exchange—an image forever associated with one of history's darkest days for investors. But beyond its tumultuous past lies a place brimming with resilience and ambition—the heart of Manhattan's Financial District. Towering skyscrapers house some of the most powerful institutions that shape global economies. At Federal Hall stands George Washington—symbolizing leadership amidst uncertainty—watching over Wall Street since its inception. Behind him looms the New York Stock Exchange—a testament to America's economic might. Trinity Church stands proudly on Wall Street since 1846—a beacon of hope amid towering structures built by human hands but driven by human desires for wealth accumulation. A simple sign bearing those famous words marks your arrival at this hallowed ground—Wall Street itself—an embodiment of power, prestige, risk-taking, and reward.