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Kerbstone stockbrokers in New York, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
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Kerbstone stockbrokers in New York, 1864. Creator: Mason Jackson
Kerbstone stockbrokers in New York, 1864. The prevailing mania just now in the city of New York is that of gambling in stocks...William-street is the great theatre of speculation...[with] innumerable stockbrokers offices...[whose occupants] have made, are making, or expect to make their millions out of the fluctuations of the stock market. There are three distinct marts...the "Regular Board of Brokers, "...the "Public Stock Exchange, "...and lastly, there is the "Kerbstone" business - the common whirlpool of all persons of speculative tendencies who have not sufficient capital or character to obtain admission into either of the recognised places of Stock Exchange operations...an indiscriminate throng of all varieties of character and grades of rank, from the "Fifth Avenue Swell" to the Jewish dealer in cast-off clothes, besiege the doors of the sale-rooms..."Representative men" of all types shoulder one another, and scream themselves hoarse in eager endeavours to outbid or undersell their loud-voiced competitors. It is a frantic orgie, in which the lust of lucre reigns supreme. Our Engraving represents William-street, looking southward, from its junction with Exchange-place. On the left is the entrance to the Public Stock Exchange'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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This print by Mason Jackson transports us back to the bustling streets of New York in 1864, capturing the chaotic scene outside the Kerbstone stockbrokers. In vivid detail, we see a diverse crowd of individuals from all walks of life jostling for position, their voices raised in a frenzied bid to outdo one another in the high-stakes world of stock speculation.
The image provides a fascinating glimpse into a time when gambling in stocks was at its peak, with William Street serving as the epicenter of this financial frenzy. Here, amidst the grandeur and opulence of Fifth Avenue Swells and Jewish dealers alike, fortunes were made and lost on a daily basis.
As we peer into this snapshot of history, we are reminded of the insatiable thirst for wealth that drove these men to push themselves to their limits in pursuit of success. The engraving captures not just a moment frozen in time but also an enduring human desire for prosperity that transcends generations.
Through Jackson's lens, we are transported back to an era where greed reigned supreme and where every individual sought their piece of the pie in the tumultuous world of stock trading. It is a stark reminder that while times may change, some things remain constant - including our unyielding quest for financial gain.
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