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Wall Street Collection (#3)

"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: New York, New York, USA skyline view of Lower Manhattan on the East River at dusk

New York, New York, USA skyline view of Lower Manhattan on the East River at dusk

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York City in the Financial District on Wall Street at night

New York City in the Financial District on Wall Street at night

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York, New York cityscape in Lower Manhattan at twilight

New York, New York cityscape in Lower Manhattan at twilight

Background imageWall Street Collection: City street decorated with flowers, Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy

City street decorated with flowers, Pitigliano, Tuscany, Italy

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York City, USA at twilight

New York City, USA at twilight

Background imageWall Street Collection: Panorama of midtown Manhattan from above Central Park treetops in New York City

Panorama of midtown Manhattan from above Central Park treetops in New York City

Background imageWall Street Collection: The New York Stock Exchange

The New York Stock Exchange
" Engraving From 1875 Showing The New York Stock Exchange In New York, USA."

Background imageWall Street Collection: Family House Budget

Family House Budget
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Background imageWall Street Collection: The Branch Bank of the United States, Wall Street, New York, ... 1827

The Branch Bank of the United States, Wall Street, New York, ... 1827
The Branch Bank of the United States, Wall Street, New York, Erected in 1825 (from Views of the Public Buildings in the City of New York Correctly Drawn on Stone by A. J. Davis, 1827)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Tontine Coffee House on Wall Street, New York, 1798 (engraving)

Tontine Coffee House on Wall Street, New York, 1798 (engraving)
6372836 Tontine Coffee House on Wall Street, New York, 1798 (engraving) by Guy, Francis (1760-1820); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA (b / w photo)

Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA (b / w photo)
6015579 Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street in 1700 (litho)

Wall Street in 1700 (litho)
5214993 Wall Street in 1700 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street in 1700)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Putting Cents in Bags of, Ready for the Vaults (b / w photo)

Putting Cents in Bags of, Ready for the Vaults (b / w photo)
5215366 Putting Cents in Bags of, Ready for the Vaults (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Putting Cents in Bags of, Ready for the Vaults)

Background imageWall Street Collection: A buttonwood tree grew there then, and beneath it they drew up this agreement'(litho)

A buttonwood tree grew there then, and beneath it they drew up this agreement"(litho)
5214994 A buttonwood tree grew there then, and beneath it they drew up this agreement" (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street, New York City, 1898 (litho)

Wall Street, New York City, 1898 (litho)
745259 Wall Street, New York City, 1898 (litho) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Looking west from Pearl St)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street (engraving)

Wall Street (engraving)
724866 Wall Street (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street. Illustration for American Landmarks (Balch, 1893)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street (engraving)

Wall Street (engraving)
664039 Wall Street (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street. Illustration from United States Pictures by Richard Lovett (Religious Tract Society)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Hall of the Brokers Board (engraving)

Hall of the Brokers Board (engraving)
2803343 Hall of the Brokers Board (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall of the Brokers Board)

Background imageWall Street Collection: How a Fortunate Operator spends his Money (engraving)

How a Fortunate Operator spends his Money (engraving)
2803341 How a Fortunate Operator spends his Money (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: How a Fortunate Operator spends his Money)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street, New York (b / w photo)

Wall Street, New York (b / w photo)
3102085 Wall Street, New York (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street, New York)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Streets of New York (engraving)

Streets of New York (engraving)
1609877 Streets of New York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Streets of New York. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 2 April 1859)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street at Midnight (litho)

Wall Street at Midnight (litho)
5215009 Wall Street at Midnight (litho) by Dart, Harry Grant (1869-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street at Midnight)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Collis P Huntington at his Desk (b / w photo)

Collis P Huntington at his Desk (b / w photo)
5215377 Collis P Huntington at his Desk (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Collis P Huntington at his Desk)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street on Sunday (b / w photo)

Wall Street on Sunday (b / w photo)
5215368 Wall Street on Sunday (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street on Sunday)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Interior of Receiving Division of Currency, in the Rotunda, Sub-Treasury (b / w photo)

Interior of Receiving Division of Currency, in the Rotunda, Sub-Treasury (b / w photo)
5215363 Interior of Receiving Division of Currency, in the Rotunda, Sub-Treasury (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York: Trinity Church Tower; Broadway, North from Wall Street (photo)

New York: Trinity Church Tower; Broadway, North from Wall Street (photo)
6012342 New York: Trinity Church Tower; Broadway, North from Wall Street (photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trinity Church Tower; Broadway)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Tontine Coffee House, c. 1797 (oil on linen)

Tontine Coffee House, c. 1797 (oil on linen)
NYH153892 Tontine Coffee House, c.1797 (oil on linen) by Guy, Francis (1760-1820); 109.2x165.1 cm; Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageWall Street Collection: City Hall, Wall Street, New York City in 1790 (engraving)

City Hall, Wall Street, New York City in 1790 (engraving)
2975567 City Hall, Wall Street, New York City in 1790 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures; American, out of copyright

Background imageWall Street Collection: The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939 (oil on canvas)

The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939 (oil on canvas)
3614013 The Cathedrals of Wall Street, 1939 (oil on canvas) by Stettheimer, Florine (1871-1944); 152.4x127 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageWall Street Collection: The End of a Great Speculator (engraving)

The End of a Great Speculator (engraving)
2803340 The End of a Great Speculator (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The End of a Great Speculator)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Curbstone Brokers (engraving)

Curbstone Brokers (engraving)
2803347 Curbstone Brokers (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Curbstone Brokers. Illustration for Ten Years In Wall Street by William Worthington Fowler)

Background imageWall Street Collection: The Dream of a Speculator (engraving)

The Dream of a Speculator (engraving)
2803339 The Dream of a Speculator (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dream of a Speculator)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Black Friday in Wall Street (litho)

Black Friday in Wall Street (litho)
3622781 Black Friday in Wall Street (litho) by Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Friday in Wall Street)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Upper Wall Street, New York, in 1783 (litho)

Upper Wall Street, New York, in 1783 (litho)
3622376 Upper Wall Street, New York, in 1783 (litho) by Steeple Davis, J. (1844-1917) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Upper Wall Street, New York, in 1783)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Black Friday in Wall Street (litho)

Black Friday in Wall Street (litho)
3622368 Black Friday in Wall Street (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black Friday in Wall Street, New York City, 1869)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York (engraving)

Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York (engraving)
3654195 Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York)

Background imageWall Street Collection: America revisited by Our Special Artist, Sketches in Wall Street, New York (engraving)

America revisited by Our Special Artist, Sketches in Wall Street, New York (engraving)
1626977 America revisited by Our Special Artist, Sketches in Wall Street, New York (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Scene in the Stock Exchange, 1899 (litho)

Scene in the Stock Exchange, 1899 (litho)
5215010 Scene in the Stock Exchange, 1899 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene in the Stock Exchange, 1899)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Wall Street from Broadway at the Time of the War with Spain (b / w photo)

Wall Street from Broadway at the Time of the War with Spain (b / w photo)
5215376 Wall Street from Broadway at the Time of the War with Spain (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Gold Transactions in the Sub-Treasury (b / w photo)

Gold Transactions in the Sub-Treasury (b / w photo)
5215360 Gold Transactions in the Sub-Treasury (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gold Transactions in the Sub-Treasury)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Counting and putting Gold Coin in Bags, Ready for Storing (b / w photo)

Counting and putting Gold Coin in Bags, Ready for Storing (b / w photo)
5215361 Counting and putting Gold Coin in Bags, Ready for Storing (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Counting and putting Gold Coin in Bags)

Background imageWall Street Collection: New York Stock Exchange, c. 1904 (b / w photo)

New York Stock Exchange, c. 1904 (b / w photo)
867579 New York Stock Exchange, c.1904 (b/w photo) by Detroit Publishing Co. (1880-1920); Private Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageWall Street Collection: Ten Years in Wall Street (engraving)

Ten Years in Wall Street (engraving)
2803349 Ten Years in Wall Street (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ten Years in Wall Street)

Background imageWall Street Collection: View of the Sub-Treasury (engraving)

View of the Sub-Treasury (engraving)
2803346 View of the Sub-Treasury (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the Sub-Treasury)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Bubble Companies (engraving)

Bubble Companies (engraving)
2803342 Bubble Companies (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bubble Companies. Illustration for Ten Years In Wall Street by William Worthington Fowler)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Locking up Greenbacks (engraving)

Locking up Greenbacks (engraving)
2803337 Locking up Greenbacks (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Locking up Greenbacks)

Background imageWall Street Collection: Plotting the Great Gold Ring of 69 (engraving)

Plotting the Great Gold Ring of 69 (engraving)
2803335 Plotting the Great Gold Ring of 69 (engraving) by Lumley, Arthur (1837-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plotting the Great Gold Ring of 69)

Background imageWall Street Collection: The City of New York, pub. 1876 (colour litho)

The City of New York, pub. 1876 (colour litho)
2652650 The City of New York, pub. 1876 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: birds eye view of Manhattan island)




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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.