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"From Wall St Crash to New York Stock Exchange: A Historical Journey through Stocks" Step into the past as we explore the captivating world of stocks

Background imageStocks Collection: Saturn, c. 15th (engraving)

Saturn, c. 15th (engraving)
1127539 Saturn, c.15th (engraving) by Italian School, (15th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saturn rides a chariot across the sky drawn by a two-headed dragon)

Background imageStocks Collection: Whipping Post, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Edward L Loper

Whipping Post, 1935 / 1942. Creator: Edward L Loper
Whipping Post, 1935/1942

Background imageStocks Collection: [Stocks up], published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (litho)

[Stocks up], published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (litho)
AQS336767 [Stocks up], published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); 22x32.3 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

Background imageStocks Collection: And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Elton

And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Elton
614764 And if we fail - we fail! Macbeth, page 7 from Eltons Comic All-my-nack, 1838 (litho) by American School, (19th century); American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

Background imageStocks Collection: Syrian Culprit in the Stocks (engraving)

Syrian Culprit in the Stocks (engraving)
5218543 Syrian Culprit in the Stocks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Syrian Culprit in the Stocks)

Background imageStocks Collection: The stocks (engraving)

The stocks (engraving)
3626259 The stocks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The stocks. Illustration from Young Folks History of Boston by Hezekiah Butterworth)

Background imageStocks Collection: The Slanderer (engraving)

The Slanderer (engraving)
3621728 The Slanderer (engraving) by Fabres y Costa, Antonio Maria (1854-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Slanderer)

Background imageStocks Collection: Victorian Christmas card of a waking jester caught in a village stocks, c

Victorian Christmas card of a waking jester caught in a village stocks, c
3603944 Victorian Christmas card of a waking jester caught in a village stocks, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageStocks Collection: British Museum 2043, Curiosities of Ancient Times (engraving)

British Museum 2043, Curiosities of Ancient Times (engraving)
5997829 British Museum 2043, Curiosities of Ancient Times (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: British Museum 2043, Curiosities of Ancient Times)

Background imageStocks Collection: Directress of the decayed stock-regiments, satirical print on the Mississippi Bubble

Directress of the decayed stock-regiments, satirical print on the Mississippi Bubble, 1720 (engraving)
6032503 Directress of the decayed stock-regiments, satirical print on the Mississippi Bubble, 1720 (engraving) by Dutch School

Background imageStocks Collection: The International Health Exhibition, Sketches of Antique Costume and of Ancient London (engraving)

The International Health Exhibition, Sketches of Antique Costume and of Ancient London (engraving)
1622706 The International Health Exhibition, Sketches of Antique Costume and of Ancient London (engraving) by Courbould, Alfred (fl.1831-75); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStocks Collection: Stocks and Shares, 1936 (colour litho) (see also 498224)

Stocks and Shares, 1936 (colour litho) (see also 498224)
498225 Stocks and Shares, 1936 (colour litho) (see also 498224) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Front)

Background imageStocks Collection: Sketches of antique costume and of Ancient London (engraving)

Sketches of antique costume and of Ancient London (engraving)
609194 Sketches of antique costume and of Ancient London (engraving) by Corbould, Alfred Chantrey (1852-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: The International Health Exhibition)

Background imageStocks Collection: Left Out in the Cold (engraving)

Left Out in the Cold (engraving)
1103796 Left Out in the Cold (engraving) by Ritchie, John (fl.1858-75); Private Collection; (add.info.: Left Out in the Cold)

Background imageStocks Collection: St Marys Hall, Coventry (photo)

St Marys Hall, Coventry (photo)
727554 St Marys Hall, Coventry (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Marys Hall, Coventry)

Background imageStocks Collection: The Old London Street at the Health Exhibition; Whittingtons House, Pye Corner (engraving)

The Old London Street at the Health Exhibition; Whittingtons House, Pye Corner (engraving)
585793 The Old London Street at the Health Exhibition; Whittingtons House, Pye Corner (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStocks Collection: The Nelson on the stocks (engraving)

The Nelson on the stocks (engraving)
587744 The Nelson on the stocks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nelson on the stocks, building at Woolwich in the year 1814)

Background imageStocks Collection: A Transfer of Stock (engraving)

A Transfer of Stock (engraving)
663465 A Transfer of Stock (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Transfer of Stock. Illustration from unidentified late 19th century history of England)

Background imageStocks Collection: The Prisoner (engraving)

The Prisoner (engraving)
1589065 The Prisoner (engraving) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prisoner. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 14 December 1872)

Background imageStocks Collection: Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Central Pacific Railway Company

Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Central Pacific Railway Company
CHT252525 Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Central Pacific Railway Company Company, 1899 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Archives des Tsars, St

Background imageStocks Collection: 4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Stocks (Napier for Britain)

4th Gordon Bennett Trophy, Stocks (Napier for Britain) going to the scales at Ns, he was leading the race but later gave up. Date: 2nd July 1903

Background imageStocks Collection: Young man fools about in The Stocks

Young man fools about in The Stocks. Date: 1953

Background imageStocks Collection: Young man fooling about in The Stocks

Young man fooling about in The Stocks. Date: 1953

Background imageStocks Collection: A Guilty Man in the Village Pillory, copy of a 16th century illustration

A Guilty Man in the Village Pillory, copy of a 16th century illustration
STC202579 A Guilty Man in the Village Pillory, copy of a 16th century illustration, from a collection of chapbooks on esoterica (woodcut) by English School

Background imageStocks Collection: View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving)

View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving)
CHT168384 View of the Wheat Port and the Pont au Change looking upstream (coloured engraving) by German School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageStocks Collection: Barking the Blocks for Wheel-stocks (engraving)

Barking the Blocks for Wheel-stocks (engraving)
5230541 Barking the Blocks for Wheel-stocks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barking the Blocks for Wheel-stocks)

Background imageStocks Collection: The share-jobber and the ghost of Aesop (engraving)

The share-jobber and the ghost of Aesop (engraving)
6032502 The share-jobber and the ghost of Aesop (engraving) by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The share-jobber and the ghost of Aesop)

Background imageStocks Collection: Night singer of shares with his magic lantern, satirical print on the Mississippi Bubble

Night singer of shares with his magic lantern, satirical print on the Mississippi Bubble, 1720 (engraving)
6032499 Night singer of shares with his magic lantern, satirical print on the Mississippi Bubble, 1720 (engraving) by Dutch School

Background imageStocks Collection: Condemned to stand for 'one hour or more'in the pillory

Condemned to stand for "one hour or more"in the pillory
489666 Condemned to stand for " one hour or more" in the pillory, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub

Background imageStocks Collection: Chinese Prisoners, c. 1880 (b / w photo)

Chinese Prisoners, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
498638 Chinese Prisoners, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Saunders, William (1832-1892); Private Collection; (add.info.: Men in the cangue.); British, out of copyright

Background imageStocks Collection: Punishment for Light Crimes, China, c. 1880 (b / w photo)

Punishment for Light Crimes, China, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
498543 Punishment for Light Crimes, China, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Saunders, William (1832-1892); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment device called a cangue. ); British, out of copyright

Background imageStocks Collection: The Great Eastern on the stocks, stern view (coloured engraving)

The Great Eastern on the stocks, stern view (coloured engraving)
608999 The Great Eastern on the stocks, stern view (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Eastern on the stocks)

Background imageStocks Collection: Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Chicago

Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Chicago
CHT252523 Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company, 1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Archives des Tsars, St

Background imageStocks Collection: Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Mexican International Railroad Company

Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Mexican International Railroad Company
CHT252522 Specimen bond certificate for 1000 dollars for the Mexican International Railroad Company, 1897 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Archives des Tsars, St

Background imageStocks Collection: Master Philpots being in the Colehouse, where he found Thomas Whittle, priest

Master Philpots being in the Colehouse, where he found Thomas Whittle, priest
STC469199 Master Philpots being in the Colehouse, where he found Thomas Whittle, priest, sitting in the stocks, illustration from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe, ninth edition, pub

Background imageStocks Collection: Robert Ockam standing on the pillory in the town of Newberry, where he was born

Robert Ockam standing on the pillory in the town of Newberry, where he was born
STC469162 Robert Ockam standing on the pillory in the town of Newberry, where he was born, illustration from Acts and Monuments by John Foxe, ninth edition, pub

Background imageStocks Collection: Defoe in the Pillory at Temple Bar (litho)

Defoe in the Pillory at Temple Bar (litho)
475400 Defoe in the Pillory at Temple Bar (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Daniel Defoe (1660-1731)

Background imageStocks Collection: Oil leather fulling stocks at leather factory, south London

Oil leather fulling stocks at leather factory, south London
Oil leather fulling stocks (with heavy wooden hammers, used for producing wash leather or chamois leather) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Background imageStocks Collection: His Only Friend, 1875 (oil on canvas)

His Only Friend, 1875 (oil on canvas)
3822288 His Only Friend, 1875 (oil on canvas) by Dollman, John Charles (1851-1934); 60.4x84.4 cm; Calderdale Museums Service, West Yorkshire, UK; eCalderdale Borough Council; English, out of copyright

Background imageStocks Collection: The Bulls and Bears alarmed at the prospect of taxation (colour litho)

The Bulls and Bears alarmed at the prospect of taxation (colour litho)
2818130 The Bulls and Bears alarmed at the prospect of taxation (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStocks Collection: Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving)

Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving)
2962503 Cecil Wray in the Pillory The Rights of the Commons, pub. 1784 (hand coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageStocks Collection: Gambling in the stocks (engraving)

Gambling in the stocks (engraving)
3635115 Gambling in the stocks (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gambling in the stocks)

Background imageStocks Collection: Ancient stocks and whipping post, Shoreditch (b / w photo)

Ancient stocks and whipping post, Shoreditch (b / w photo)
3637538 Ancient stocks and whipping post, Shoreditch (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient stocks and whipping post, Shoreditch)

Background imageStocks Collection: 'After supper comes the bill'(engraving)

"After supper comes the bill"(engraving)
3626549 " After supper comes the bill" (engraving) by Burton, Frederick William (1816-1900); Private Collection; (add.info.: " After supper comes the bill")

Background imageStocks Collection: The stocks, Templecombe (colour photo)

The stocks, Templecombe (colour photo)
3092941 The stocks, Templecombe (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The stocks, Templecombe)

Background imageStocks Collection: Corby Pole Fair, in the Stocks (b / w photo)

Corby Pole Fair, in the Stocks (b / w photo)
3091496 Corby Pole Fair, in the Stocks (b/w photo) by Stone, J. Benjamin (1838-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corby Pole Fair, in the Stocks)

Background imageStocks Collection: Selfishness (engraving)

Selfishness (engraving)
2800214 Selfishness (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Selfishness. Illustration for Religious Emblems and Allegories by William Holmes (new edition)



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"From Wall St Crash to New York Stock Exchange: A Historical Journey through Stocks" Step into the past as we explore the captivating world of stocks, beyond just company shares. Delve into a time when financial markets were shaken by the infamous Wall St Crash in 1929, leaving lasting impacts on economies worldwide. Uncover stories of resistance and punishment, like suffragette women enduring public humiliation in the stocks for daring to fight for their rights. Witness unsympathetic cartoons mocking those affected by economic downturns, reminding us of the power dynamics at play during turbulent times. Travel back even further to witness Puritan society's strict enforcement of discipline through physical punishment. Experience the whipping of Baptist minister Obadiah Holmes in 1651, an act carried out for holding an unauthorized religious meeting – a stark reminder of how religious beliefs shaped societal norms. But not all tales are somber; humor finds its way into this narrative too. Meet a confused drunk stockbroker who mistakes toilet rolls for stock market indicators – a comical portrayal highlighting moments when reality blurs amidst chaos. Fast forward to bustling trading floors in the 1980s at the iconic New York Stock Exchange. The energy is palpable as brokers shout orders and ticker tapes fly across screens - capturing both excitement and anxiety that define stock market fluctuations. Amidst these historical snapshots emerge glimpses of leisurely pursuits such as skiing under sunny Swiss skies or enjoying vibrant flowerbeds adorned with tulips, pansies, and stocks - reminders that life continues amidst economic ups and downs. Discover how cotton was processed using fulling stocks - ancient tools that played a crucial role in textile production. These remnants from another era remind us of humanity's constant quest for progress and innovation. Finally, reflect upon William Hogarth's "Harlots Progress, " where one scene depicts a harlot being arrested while men trade stocks nearby - showcasing how vices coexisted with financial dealings throughout history.