Wall Street and the nouveau poor
Subject(s): Cost and standard of living, Dinners and dining, Frankfurters, New York (State)--New York--Wall Street, Poverty, Stockbrokers
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In a bird’s-eye view of Wall Street, an innocent lamb is standing in the middle of the deserted financial district. The surrounding vignettes show a society matron serving a banquet of hot dogs; a man buying eggs cheap, then trying to sell them to a stockbroker for 50 cents a dozen; an elderly man drinking wine with a beautiful young woman “Before the War,” “And Now” disgruntled and at home with his wife; and three businessmen sitting on steps outside Federal Hall, quaffing lunch from a “full dinner pail.”
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1914-11-07
Creator(s)
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Wall Street and the nouveau poor. [November 7, 1914]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287557. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mayer, Henry, 1868-1954. Wall Street and the nouveau poor. [7 Nov. 1914]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287557.
APA:
Mayer, Henry, 1868-1954., [1914, November 7]. Wall Street and the nouveau poor.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287557.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
