Investors Collection

The Railway Juggernaut of 1845: Railway-mad investors falling down in front of the juggernaut of railway speculation
527920 The Railway Juggernaut of 1845: Railway-mad investors falling down in front of the juggernaut of railway speculation. Cartoon from Punch, London, 1845.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

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]

Bubbles for 1825 - or - Fortunes made by steam
3916887 Bubbles for 1825 - or - Fortunes made by steam; (add.info.: Bubbles for 1825 - or - Fortunes made by steam. The scene refers to the Panic of 1825, the first modern economic crisis)

L'assemblée d'Actionnaires, 1836. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'assemblee d'Actionnaires, 1836. - Messieurs, le journal franchement monarchique, que j'ai eu l'honneur de fonder avec vos capitaux et de diriger avec ma probite et mes lumieres

Actionnaires Californiens, 1850. Creator: Honore Daumier
Actionnaires Californiens, 1850. Californian shareholders. - J'ai verse hier cinq mille francs pour prix de mille actions de la societe des jaunets Californiens...nous avons l'exploitation de

Une Panique a la Bourse, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une Panique a la Bourse, 19th century. Panic at the stock exchange. C'est en vain qu'on offre des actions, tout le monde sort d'en prendre

Victorian investors and traders in City institution, late 19th century (engraving)
3245460 Victorian investors and traders in City institution, late 19th century (engraving) by British School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Pictures

Panama Affair, late 19th century (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT253253 Panama Affair, late 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by Caran D Ache, Emmanuel Poire (1858-1909); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

New York Gold Exchange, 1863 (b / w photo)
STC306704 New York Gold Exchange, 1863 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Bankers Discussing the Latest Stock Market News, 1931 (screen print)
2630018 Bankers Discussing the Latest Stock Market News, 1931 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American, out of copyright

Stationery, The Stock Exchange, weekly journal
Stationery, The Stock Exchange, Imperial Buildings, Ludgate circus, London, a weekly journal for capitalists and investors. 1890

The Stag, The Bull, and The Bear, A Railway Fable (engraving)
5997843 The Stag, The Bull, and The Bear, A Railway Fable (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Stag, The Bull, and The Bear, A Railway Fable)

Songsheet for La Gigolette du Panama related to the Panama Affair
CHT163665 Songsheet for La Gigolette du Panama related to the Panama Affair, late 19th century (litho) (b/w photo) by French School

Office of the Board of Trade - scene on Sunday night, 1845. Creator: Ebenezer Landells
Office of the Board of Trade - scene on Sunday night, 1845. Investors rush to lodge railway applications in Whitehall, London

Railway Room, Office of the Board of Trade, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Railway Room, Office of the Board of Trade, 1845. Plans are deposited at the Board of Trade in London. The method adopted for the reception of the documents was as follows

Eve of the 30th - correcting plans at a tavern, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Eve of the 30th - correcting plans at a tavern, 1845. Finalising railway applications for the Board of Trade: The scene was an animated one...But an hour remained

Deposits of railway plans with the Board of Trade - the rush at the door, 1845. The Legislature having, probably from an oversight

Railway Mania, 1845. Creator: Alfred Crowquill
Railway Mania, 1845. Speculators hang on to the tail of a long-haired troll-like creature riding a steam locomotive, the personification of Railway Mania

Capel Court - railway speculators, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Capel Court - railway speculators, 1845. Investors in the new railways near the Royal Exchange in the City of London. From " Illustrated London News", 1845, Vol VII

CITY WORSHIPS MAMMON
Investors flock to the worship of Mammon in the City of London Date: 1889

Change Alley during the frenzy of the South Sea Bubble. The speculation mania in the 18th century England which ended in the financial ruin of many of its investors

The Railway Juggernaut of 1845: Railway-mad investors falling down in front of the juggernaut of railway speculation. Cartoon from Punch, London, 1845

Investors and Mammon
Investors flock to the worship of Mammon in the City of London

Mania / Rail Projector
A railway projector - depicted as a circus acrobat - hides from the anger of the investors whose money he holds in his bags... Date: 1866

De Regte Afbeelding der Wind Negotie Gehouden ni de Straat van Quinquempoix tot Parys
XJF867853 De Regte Afbeelding der Wind Negotie Gehouden ni de Straat van Quinquempoix tot Parys, after Antoine Humblot, 1720 (engraving) by Fairman, Frances C

A Monument dedicated to Posterity, 1720 (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF275556 A Monument dedicated to Posterity, 1720 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Picart, Bernard (1673-1733); British Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Jonathans Coffee House, Change Alley)

Wall Street financial panic, May 1884 C016 / 4597
Wall Street financial panic. 19th-century artwork of scenes of panic on Wall Street, New York, USA, on the morning of 14 May 1884. This crisis was caused by banks calling in existing loans

Investors beware!. Illustration shows investors drowning in rough seas labeled Wall Street, and Speculation, and a tophat labeled Ingenuous Investor caught in a whirlpool labeled Iron

Wall Street Investors
Hearing news of the crash, worried Wall Street investors pour out of the church on Wall Street

Mississippi Scheme
Allegorical representation of the Mississippi scheme which, like the South Sea Bubble in England, is a scandalous plan whereby investors are enticed into a get-rich-quick fraud

Investors / Wall Street
Big crowds still besiege the sub-treasury awaiting the arrival and departure of the leading financial men

Mania / Caught in Web
Rash investors caught in the web spun by the railway projectors with their fabulous schemes

Orange Free State
The front cover of a brochure inviting tourists and investors to admire the potential of the Orange Free State, part of the Union of South Africa

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"Investors: The Masters of Risk and Reward" Step back in time to the bustling streets of Wall Street, where Victorian investors and traders gathered in City institutions during the late 19th century. Engraved images capture their determination and ambition as they navigated the ever-changing financial landscape. The Panama Affair, a notorious event from the late 19th century, comes alive through lithographs depicting anxious faces caught up in the chaos. Meanwhile, a black-and-white photograph transports us to New York Gold Exchange in 1863, showcasing the nerve-wracking atmosphere that surrounded these dedicated individuals. Fast forward to 1931, when bankers huddled together discussing the latest stock market news amidst economic uncertainty. A screen print immortalizes this moment of intense speculation and strategic planning. Through Stationery's weekly journal "The Stock Exchange, " investors sought valuable insights into market trends and opportunities. This publication served as their guidebook on their quest for financial success. Travel even further back in time to Paris during the Mississippi Bubble era of 1720. An engraving captures anxious investors on Rue Quincampoix as they grappled with inflated expectations and shattered dreams. In an intriguing railway fable depicted by an engraving titled "The Stag, The Bull, and The Bear, " we witness how investors' fortunes could rise or plummet depending on their decisions within this unpredictable world. Songsheets related to La Gigolette du Panama shed light on one of history's most infamous investment scandals –the Panama Affair– reminding us that even experienced they are fall prey to deceitful schemes. Journeying back to London's Office of Board Trade scene on Sunday night in 1845 reveals a hive of activity as plans are meticulously corrected at a tavern. These diligent individuals were determined not to let any detail slip through their fingers while ensuring sound investments for themselves and others.