Photo of Puck,Cut Throat Business,Wall Street,1881,Keppler,Vanderbilt,Gould

Title: Cut-throat business in Wall Street. How the inexperienced lose their heads / J. Keppler.
Creator(s): Keppler, Joseph Ferdinand, 1838-1894, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1881 September 7.
Summary: 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'.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 9 [i.e., 10], no. 235, (1881 September 7), centerfold.
Copyright 1881 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Gould, Jay,--1836-1892.
Vanderbilt, William H.--(William Henry),--1821-1885.
Sage, Russell,--1816-1906.
Keene, James R.--(James Robert),--1838-1913.
Capitalists & financiers--1880-1890.
Saving & investment--1880-1890.
Bonds (Negotiable instruments)--1880-1890.
Stock exchanges--1880-1890.
Razor blades--1880-1890.
Corruption--1880-1890.
Avarice--1880-1890.
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.)--1880-1890.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1880-1890.
Chromolithographs--Color--1880-1890.
Periodical illustrations--1880-1890.
Bookmark /2012647282/
Description of Photograph
This is an 8x12 inch Reproduction Photograph made from a high quality scan of the original.

Size
Approximately 8x12 inches.
Note:  Some images may have white/black bars on the sides or top if the original image does not conform to the 8x12 dimensions.

Want to purchase the Original?
The original is not for sale.

Return Policy
We are so confident in the quality we provide that we back every order with a money-back guarantee! This means if you are not satisfied, for ANY reason, a refund will be given.(No need to return the photo)

Quality
This Photograph is a Archive Quality Reproduction created directly from the original photograph. Our laboratory uses premium paper guaranteeing brighter colors, sharper whites, and prints that will last a lifetime.

Shipping
We have taken extra steps to ensure that your prints arrive to you safely and undamaged. We use extra thick, stay-flat envelopes to get your photos to you as quickly and as safely as possible.