The moths and the candle
Subject(s): Candles, Capitalists and financiers, Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892, Gould, Jay, 1836-1892, Investments, Moths, New York (State)--New York--Wall Street, Savings banks
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Print shows Cyrus W. Field and Jay Gould as parts of a candle holder labeled “Wall Street” with a candle burning the flame of “Speculation.” The candle draws moths with their savings to the light, and as the moths get too close to the flame, they die and drop their savings into the “Wall Street” candle holder.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1882-04-26
Creator(s)
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
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:
The moths and the candle. [April 26, 1882]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287908. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913. The moths and the candle. [26 Apr. 1882]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287908.
APA:
Graetz, F. (Friedrich), approximately 1840-approximately 1913., [1882, April 26]. The moths and the candle.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287908.
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. March 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.
