Wall Street Collection (#6)

Acquittal of John Peter Zenger, 1735
John Peter Zenger celebrating his acquittal after trial for libel, colonial New York City, 1735. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century Darley illustration

Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York Postcard. 1903, Wall Street and Trinity Church, New York Postcard

Trading floor, New York Stock Exchange, New York City

Ticker tape machine

Wall Street, New York, 1869. Wall Street markets crash on Black Friday, 1869. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven, published by Harper & Brothers, (New York)

Exterior view of the New York Stock Exchange, 1885

Floor of the New York Stock Exchange, 1885

Branch Bank United States Wall Street New York
Artokoloro

Squeezed tree growing at Wall Street. Bryce Canyon National Park. Utah. US

Wall Street, Bryce Canyon National Park Utah, USA
Wall Street, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, USA

NEW YORK CITY, 1971. Fish-eye view of Wall Street from the steps of Federal Hall in New York City. Photograph by Thomas O Halloran, 1971

CHARLIE CHAPLIN (1889-1977). English actor and comedian. Photographed at a Liberty Loan rally on Wall Street in New York City, 1918

NELSON ROCKEFELLER (1908-1979). American businessman and politician. Photographed riding in a parade on Wall Street during his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, 11 July 1968

STOCK EXCHANGE, c1908. Exterior of the New York Stock Exchange. Federal Hall is seen at right. Photograph by Irving Underhill, c1908

NYC: SEABOARD BANK, c1922. The Seaboard National Bank at Wall and Broad Streets in New York City. Photograph, c1922

NYC: NATIONAL CITY BANK. The National City Bank at 55 Wall Street in New York City. Photograph, c1970

PENNELL: NEW YORK CITY, c1924. New York Harbor and the Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn. Watercolor and charcoal by Joseph Pennell, c1924

SIDNEY WEINBERG (1891-1969). American financier and chairman of the Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs, 1930-1969. Photograph, 1942

STOCK BROKERS, c1921. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading in front of the Western Union Building, New York City. Photograph by Irving Underhill, c1921

STOCK BROKERS, c1922. Crowd of men involved in curb exchange trading on Broad Street during a rainy day, New York City. Photograph, c1922

WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. Crowds gathered on the steps of the Sub-Treasury Building (on the site of the former Federal Hall) across from the New York Stock Exchange on Black Thursday, 24 October 1929

WALL STREET CRASH, 1929. Crowds gathered outside the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street as stock prices collapse, late October 1929

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. Stock brokers on the floor of the New York Curb Market. Photograph from an English newspaper of the 1920s or 1930s

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. A telephone clerk relaying an investors order to a broker. Photograph from an English newspaper of the 1920s or 1930s

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. Transmitting reports of transactions to the ticker. Photograph from an English newspaper of the 1920s or 1930s

NEW YORK CURB MARKET. The trading floor of the New York Curb Market at Trinity Place, New York, to which the curbside brokers moved into in 1921. Photograph, early 20th century

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

A Wall Street Marvel: Innocence at the Feet of Wickedness

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

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

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

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

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

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

New York, Wall Street, 1891, USA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.