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Title: St. Louis Merchant's Exchange grain pit during the Great Depression
Date(s): 1931-11-07
Contributor(s): Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Merchants' Exchange of St. Louis (depicted), Wide World Photos, Inc. (photographer)
Description: Text on back: "Turning back to the days of prosperity - The grain pit on the trading floor of the St. Louis Merchant's Exchange again displayed activity reminiscent of the feverish war-time buying, when the bulls held sway and bid wheat and corn to new high levels for the year. The pit was crowded with traders who did a volume of business in two months which surpassed the aggregate for months previous. The St. Louis Merchant's Exchange is the oldest grain market in the United States and was a...
Show moreText on back: "Turning back to the days of prosperity - The grain pit on the trading floor of the St. Louis Merchant's Exchange again displayed activity reminiscent of the feverish war-time buying, when the bulls held sway and bid wheat and corn to new high levels for the year. The pit was crowded with traders who did a volume of business in two months which surpassed the aggregate for months previous. The St. Louis Merchant's Exchange is the oldest grain market in the United States and was a desolate and almost deserted place until now. Photo shows a general view on the grain pit during the height of activity.
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Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: PC20100728_207
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs, videos, and publications

Title: Unemployed men lined up for free meal during the Great Depression
Date(s): 1930?, 1930
Contributor(s): Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector)
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: PC20100728_203
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs, videos, and publications

Title: Crisis and Consequence
Date(s): 2010
Creator: Hagley Museum and Library
Description: Conference sponsored by the Center for the History of Business, Technology and Society
Collection ID: Hagley Publications Archive
Hagley ID: 2010_center_crisisconf_comb
Collection: Hagley Museum and Library publications archive

Title: Wall Street during financial panic
Date(s): 1880
Contributor(s): Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), New York Stock Exchange (depicted)
Description: Undated image, possibly created between 1870 and 1885.
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: PC20100616_205
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs, videos, and publications

Title: Crowd across the street from New York Stock Exchange at start of the Great Depression
Date(s): 1929-10-24
Contributor(s): Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Associated Press (photographer), New York Stock Exchange (depicted)
Description: Text on back: "Throngs herded in front of the sub-treasury building across the street from the New York stock exchange during the worst crash in the history of Wall Street. Extra details of police were called out to keep crowd, many of whom faced ruin, in check."
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: PC20100728_201
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs, videos, and publications

Title: Wall Street during financial panic of 1884
Date(s): 1884
Contributor(s): Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America (collector), Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper (originator)
Description: New York City. Reproduced from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper
Collection ID: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs and audiovisual materials (Accession 1993.230)
Hagley ID: PC20100616_206
Collection: Chamber of Commerce of the United States photographs, videos, and publications