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Wall Street Collection

"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

Background imageWall Street Collection: 'Fearless Girl'bronze sculpture by artist Kristen Visbal across from the New York Stock Exchange

"Fearless Girl"bronze sculpture by artist Kristen Visbal across from the New York Stock Exchange Building
" Fearless Girl" bronze sculpture by artist Kristen Visbal across from the New York Stock Exchange Building, Lower Manhattan, New York, USA

Background imageWall Street Collection: WALL STREET: BEARS & BULLS. Bulls and Bears in the Market. An allegorical painting by William H

WALL STREET: BEARS & BULLS. Bulls and Bears in the Market. An allegorical painting by William H. Beard, 1879

Background imageWall Street Collection: STOCK MARKET CRASH. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York

STOCK MARKET CRASH. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York, offering to sell his roadster after the stock market crash: oil over a photograph, Oct. 30, 1929

Background imageWall Street Collection: STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on Black Thursday, 1929

STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on Black Thursday, 1929. Print by William Gropper
STOCK MARKET CRASH. Cartoon: New York Stock Exchange on " Black Thursday", 1929. Print by William Gropper

Background imageWall Street Collection: NYC Financial District

NYC Financial District
New York, New York: January 16, 1924. Looking south down Broad St, in the heart of the financial district, with the New York Stock Exchange at the right

Background imageWall Street Collection: Roosevelt Cartoon, 1904

Roosevelt Cartoon, 1904
ROOSEVELT CARTOON, 1904. Jack and the Wall Street Giants. American lithograph cartoon by Udo Keppler, 1904, depicting a tiny President Theodore Roosevelt preparing to wield the sword of Public

Background imageWall Street Collection: WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York

WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. An unlucky speculator, one Walter Thornton of New York, offering to sell his roadster, October 30, 1929

Background imageWall Street Collection: Statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street

Statue of George Washington in front of Federal Hall, Wall Street, with the New York Stock Exchange behind, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street sign Manhattan

Wall Street sign Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageWall Street Collection: Episcopal syle Trinity Church, Gothic revival built in 1846, Wall Street

Episcopal syle Trinity Church, Gothic revival built in 1846, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageWall Street Collection: The New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York

The New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York Stock Exchange

New York Stock Exchange, Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Background imageWall Street Collection: JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913). Wall Street Bubbles - Always the Same : J. P

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913). Wall Street Bubbles - Always the Same : J. P
JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913). Wall Street Bubbles - Always the Same : J.P. Morgan as a Wall Street bull blowing bubbles of inflated stocks for eager investors: American lithograph cartoon, 1901

Background imageWall Street Collection: The Cocoa Exchange Building

The Cocoa Exchange Building
New York, New York: c. 1939 The New York Cocoa Exchange Building located at 1 Wall Street Court. It was completed in 1904

Background imageWall Street Collection: JAY GOULD CARTOON, 1882. An 1882 cartoon by Frederick Burr Opper of Wall Street as Jay Goulds

JAY GOULD CARTOON, 1882. An 1882 cartoon by Frederick Burr Opper of Wall Street as Jay Goulds private bowling alley

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700s

Wall Streets Tontine Coffee House in the late 1700s
Tontine Coffee House, corner of Water and Wall Street, meeting-place of New York brokers who formed the NY Stock Exchange. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageWall Street Collection: STOCK EXCHANGE, 1963. Stock brokers trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

STOCK EXCHANGE, 1963. Stock brokers trading on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photographed by Thomas J. O Halloran, 26 September 1963

Background imageWall Street Collection: NY STOCK EXCHANGE, c1907. The floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City

NY STOCK EXCHANGE, c1907. The floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photographed with a camera hidden in the photographers sleeve, c1907

Background imageWall Street Collection: BANK PANIC OF 1857. Wall Street, half past 2 O Clock, 13 October 1857. Oil on canvas by James H

BANK PANIC OF 1857. Wall Street, half past 2 O Clock, 13 October 1857. Oil on canvas by James H. Cafferty and Charles J. Rosenberg

Background imageWall Street Collection: WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY. Wall Street, New York City, looking west toward Trinity Church

WALL STREET, NEW YORK CITY. Wall Street, New York City, looking west toward Trinity Church on Broadway: colored engraving, 1866

Background imageWall Street Collection: NY STOCK EXCHANGE, 1850. Steel engraving, 1850

NY STOCK EXCHANGE, 1850. Steel engraving, 1850

Background imageWall Street Collection: FINANCIAL CENTER, c1920. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Broad Street

FINANCIAL CENTER, c1920. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Broad Street, New York City. Photograph, c1920

Background imageWall Street Collection: USA, New York, Manhattan, Wall Street signs

USA, New York, Manhattan, Wall Street signs

Background imageWall Street Collection: Jay Gould's private bowling alley by Frederick Burr Opper Dated 18820101

Jay Gould's private bowling alley by Frederick Burr Opper Dated 18820101
2599347 Jay Gould's private bowling alley by Frederick Burr Opper Dated 18820101. Print showing Jay Gould bowling on Wall Street; (add.info)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634452 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634449 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634441 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: What show have you got, little man? 1908 (print)

What show have you got, little man? 1908 (print)
2599250 What show have you got, little man? 1908 (print); (add.info.: What show have you got, little man? by Udo Keppler, 1872-1956, artist. published 1908)

Background imageWall Street Collection: The 'three honest men' of Wall Street declare for Blaine. By Frederick Burr Opper, 1884

The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine. By Frederick Burr Opper, 1884
2599656 The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine. By Frederick Burr Opper, 1884.; (add.info.: The "three honest men" of Wall Street declare for Blaine)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Title-page of Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Title-page of Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634439 Title-page of Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Title-page of Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street, New York, the Money Centre of America (b/w photo)

Wall Street, New York, the Money Centre of America (b/w photo)
8658230 Wall Street, New York, the Money Centre of America (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street, New York, the Money Centre of America)

Background imageWall Street Collection: The 'Little Napoleon of Wall Street' in exile by Frederick Burr Opper, 18850101

The "Little Napoleon of Wall Street" in exile by Frederick Burr Opper, 18850101
2599349 The "Little Napoleon of Wall Street" in exile by Frederick Burr Opper, 18850101. Illustration shows Ferdinand Ward as Napoleon I sitting on a pile of stones labelled "Ludlow

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634445 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Portrait of Gideon Wurdz, author of Foolish Finance (litho)

Portrait of Gideon Wurdz, author of Foolish Finance (litho)
8634453 Portrait of Gideon Wurdz, author of Foolish Finance (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634450 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634447 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634451 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634448 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634446 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid, 1905

Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid, 1905
1576209 Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid, 1905; (add.info.: Puck's valentines' Valentines card featuring President Theodore Roosevelt as cupid surrounded by)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634455 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634443 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Page from New York Album, c.1895 (colour litho)

Page from New York Album, c.1895 (colour litho)
8640782 Page from New York Album, c.1895 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for New York Album (np, c 1895)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)

Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho)
8634442 Illustration for Foolish Finance by Gideon Wurdz, 1905 (litho) by Goldsmith, Wallace (1873-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration for Foolish Finance compiled by Gideon Wurdz)

Background imageWall Street Collection: 8622941

8622941

Background imageWall Street Collection: Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, 19 Oct 1917. Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I.

Background imageWall Street Collection: Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service

Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I.

Background imageWall Street Collection: Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service

Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Creator: Bain News Service
Lauder, (19 Oct 1917?). Shows Scottish comedian Harry Lauder, probably on the steps in front of the Sub-Treasury to speak at the noonday Liberty Loan meeting during World War I.




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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.