The Crash of '29

Selling was triggered in part by a huge sell-off the preceding Thursday. Despite the efforts of brokers the next day (when this photo was taken) shares continued to decline, a trend dramatized by the newspapers.

Black Thursday
Selling was triggered in part by a huge sell-off the preceding Thursday. Despite the efforts of brokers the following day (when this photo was taken) shares continued to decline, a trend dramatized by the newspapers in their weekend editions.

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