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Cut-throat business in Wall Street. How the inexperienced lose their heads
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) |
| Description | Print shows William H. Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, Russell Sage and James R. Keene checking ticker tape connected to a large straight-edge razor labeled "Wade in & Butcher'em" and "This Indicator Rises & Falls with Stocks" with a bear and a bull and several money bags labeled "$" balanced on the back of the blade; below, draped over the handle are many investors reaching for bundles of "Pacific Mail, Western Union, [and] Erie" stocks, the blade is poised to drop. In the background another group of investors labeled "The Lambs Brigade" are headed into the "N.Y. Stock Exchange". |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Avarice--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Bonds (Negotiable instruments)--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Gould, Jay,--1836-1892. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Corruption--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Razor blades--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Sage, Russell,--1816-1906. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Vanderbilt, William H.--(William Henry),--1821-1885. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Keene, James R.--(James Robert),--1838-1913. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Stock exchanges--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Capitalists & financiers--1880-1890. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Saving & investment--1880-1890. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
