Picture No | 10221370 |
Date | October 1907 |
Description | People facing ruin from bank failure in the Panic 1907 |
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In the summer of 1907, the American economy was showing signs of weakness as a number of business and Wall Street brokerages went bankrupt. In October, the respected Knickerbocker Trust in New York City and the Westinghouse Electric Company both failed, touching off a series of events known as the Panic.
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Source | Drawn by Max Cowper in 'The Illustrated London News', 2 November 1907 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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