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An avalanche of telegraphic tape falls on New York's Wall Street during the 1888 presidential election campaign parade.
An avalanche of telegraphic tape falls on New York's Wall Street during the 1888 presidential election campaign parade.

EVB2934472: An avalanche of telegraphic tape falls on New York's Wall Street during the 1888 presidential election campaign parade., Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

Homeless poor in Donovan Lane, near the Five Points slum neighborhood in New York City. 1872
Homeless poor in Donovan Lane, near the Five Points slum neighborhood in New York City. 1872

EVB2934487: Homeless poor in Donovan Lane, near the Five Points slum neighborhood in New York City. 1872, Unknown Artist, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images

Paris at the height of the 'Mississippi Bubble,' in 1720. John Law promoted shares in his Mississippi Land Company, causing a 400% price increase from January to May. The stock price declined to its original price in Dec. 1720, leaving many impoverished. Engraving by Eugene Guenin after painting by Edward Matthew Ward
Paris at the height of the 'Mississippi Bubble,' in 1720. John Law promoted shares in his Mississippi Land Company, causing a 400% price increase from January to May. The stock price declined to its original price in Dec. 1720, leaving many impoverished. Engraving by Eugene Guenin after painting by Edward Matthew Ward

EVB2934513: Paris at the height of the 'Mississippi Bubble,' in 1720. John Law promoted shares in his Mississippi Land Company, causing a 400% price increase from January to May. The stock price declined to its original price in Dec. 1720, leaving many impoverished. Engraving by Eugene Guenin after painting by Edward Matthew Ward / Bridgeman Images

Henry C. Frick (1849-1919), American steel maker and partner of Andrew Carnegie. He built a private collections of European paintings, now housed in his former mansion in New York
Henry C. Frick (1849-1919), American steel maker and partner of Andrew Carnegie. He built a private collections of European paintings, now housed in his former mansion in New York

EVB2934528: Henry C. Frick (1849-1919), American steel maker and partner of Andrew Carnegie. He built a private collections of European paintings, now housed in his former mansion in New York, Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96) / Bridgeman Images

Crowd gathers outside the New York Stock Exchange during the Crash of October 1929
Crowd gathers outside the New York Stock Exchange during the Crash of October 1929

EVB2934557: Crowd gathers outside the New York Stock Exchange during the Crash of October 1929, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

New and faster stock tickers were available in the 1920's, but not fully introduced until after the 1929 Crash, when the old, glass covered tickers failed to keep up with trading volume. Photo shows a 1926 ticker made by Morkrum Kleinschmidt Corporation, Chicago, Ill
New and faster stock tickers were available in the 1920's, but not fully introduced until after the 1929 Crash, when the old, glass covered tickers failed to keep up with trading volume. Photo shows a 1926 ticker made by Morkrum Kleinschmidt Corporation, Chicago, Ill

EVB2934558: New and faster stock tickers were available in the 1920's, but not fully introduced until after the 1929 Crash, when the old, glass covered tickers failed to keep up with trading volume. Photo shows a 1926 ticker made by Morkrum Kleinschmidt Corporation, Chicago, Ill, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Standard Oil Building at 26 Broadway has a complex architectural history. The lower nine floors were build in the 1880's. In the 1920s more floors and the tower were added. Standard Oil of New Jersey occupied the building until 1956. Photo c. 1926
Standard Oil Building at 26 Broadway has a complex architectural history. The lower nine floors were build in the 1880's. In the 1920s more floors and the tower were added. Standard Oil of New Jersey occupied the building until 1956. Photo c. 1926

EVB2934647: Standard Oil Building at 26 Broadway has a complex architectural history. The lower nine floors were build in the 1880's. In the 1920s more floors and the tower were added. Standard Oil of New Jersey occupied the building until 1956. Photo c. 1926 / Bridgeman Images

THE EMPIRE'S STRENGTH, DO YOU KNOW THAT THE COLONIES..., 1939 (poster)
THE EMPIRE'S STRENGTH, DO YOU KNOW THAT THE COLONIES..., 1939 (poster)

EVB2934586: THE EMPIRE'S STRENGTH, DO YOU KNOW THAT THE COLONIES..., 1939 (poster) / Bridgeman Images

Great Depression Hooverville in lower Manhattan. 1932
Great Depression Hooverville in lower Manhattan. 1932

EVB2934618: Great Depression Hooverville in lower Manhattan. 1932 / Bridgeman Images

President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) seated, taken January 8, 1864 by Mathew Brady (1823-1896)
President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) seated, taken January 8, 1864 by Mathew Brady (1823-1896)

EVB2934601: President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) seated, taken January 8, 1864 by Mathew Brady (1823-1896), Brady, Mathew (1823-96) / Bridgeman Images

Ford Motor Company's luxury car, the Lincoln, at Capitol in Washington, D.C. This hard top coupe had seats for four to five passengers. c. 1925
Ford Motor Company's luxury car, the Lincoln, at Capitol in Washington, D.C. This hard top coupe had seats for four to five passengers. c. 1925

EVB2934634: Ford Motor Company's luxury car, the Lincoln, at Capitol in Washington, D.C. This hard top coupe had seats for four to five passengers. c. 1925 / Bridgeman Images

President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford at a White House state dinner in honor of Egyptian President and Mrs Anwar Sadat, 1975
President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford at a White House state dinner in honor of Egyptian President and Mrs Anwar Sadat, 1975

EVB2934667: President Ford and First Lady Betty Ford at a White House state dinner in honor of Egyptian President and Mrs Anwar Sadat, 1975 / Bridgeman Images

First Lady Betty Ford dances on the Cabinet Room table on the day before departing the White House upon the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter. January 19, 1977. Photo by David Hume Kennerly
First Lady Betty Ford dances on the Cabinet Room table on the day before departing the White House upon the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter. January 19, 1977. Photo by David Hume Kennerly

EVB2934673: First Lady Betty Ford dances on the Cabinet Room table on the day before departing the White House upon the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter. January 19, 1977. Photo by David Hume Kennerly, Kennerly, David Hume (b.1947) / Bridgeman Images

Aerial view of Greenbelt, Maryland, the first model community planned by New Deal's work and relief programs authorized by the Federal Emergency Relief Act, signed on May 12. 1933, during Roosevelt's First Hundred Days. Photo of the completed housing taken in March 1937
Aerial view of Greenbelt, Maryland, the first model community planned by New Deal's work and relief programs authorized by the Federal Emergency Relief Act, signed on May 12. 1933, during Roosevelt's First Hundred Days. Photo of the completed housing taken in March 1937

EVB2934803: Aerial view of Greenbelt, Maryland, the first model community planned by New Deal's work and relief programs authorized by the Federal Emergency Relief Act, signed on May 12. 1933, during Roosevelt's First Hundred Days. Photo of the completed housing taken in March 1937 / Bridgeman Images

African American worker at an electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus for the World War II munitions. 1930's Tennessee Valley public works development provided needed industrial capacity for the 1940's war effort. Photo taken in TVA chemical plant near Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1942
African American worker at an electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus for the World War II munitions. 1930's Tennessee Valley public works development provided needed industrial capacity for the 1940's war effort. Photo taken in TVA chemical plant near Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1942

EVB2934821: African American worker at an electric phosphate smelting furnace used to make elemental phosphorus for the World War II munitions. 1930's Tennessee Valley public works development provided needed industrial capacity for the 1940's war effort. Photo taken in TVA chemical plant near Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 1942, Palmer, Alfred T. (1906-93) / Bridgeman Images

George Washington Carver (1864-1943) an agricultural chemist developed new products of peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans to encourage crop diversity in the American South. Cotton mono-culture exhausted the land, was often ruined by boll weevils, and left farmers at the mercy of flucturatin prices. 1937
George Washington Carver (1864-1943) an agricultural chemist developed new products of peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans to encourage crop diversity in the American South. Cotton mono-culture exhausted the land, was often ruined by boll weevils, and left farmers at the mercy of flucturatin prices. 1937

EVB2934742: George Washington Carver (1864-1943) an agricultural chemist developed new products of peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans to encourage crop diversity in the American South. Cotton mono-culture exhausted the land, was often ruined by boll weevils, and left farmers at the mercy of flucturatin prices. 1937 / Bridgeman Images

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), African American educator and leader. c. 1900
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), African American educator and leader. c. 1900

EVB2934751: Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), African American educator and leader. c. 1900, American Photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Sign of an experimentation station in Louisiana reads 'University of Louisiana and the Department of Agriculture, Cooperating.' New Deal farm programs continued under different names, with modified programs, throughout the 20th century, often in alliances with public universities. October 1938 photo by Russell Lee
Sign of an experimentation station in Louisiana reads 'University of Louisiana and the Department of Agriculture, Cooperating.' New Deal farm programs continued under different names, with modified programs, throughout the 20th century, often in alliances with public universities. October 1938 photo by Russell Lee

EVB2934862: Sign of an experimentation station in Louisiana reads 'University of Louisiana and the Department of Agriculture, Cooperating.' New Deal farm programs continued under different names, with modified programs, throughout the 20th century, often in alliances with public universities. October 1938 photo by Russell Lee, Russell, Lee (1903-86) / Bridgeman Images

John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), American financier, with two associates in 1907
John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), American financier, with two associates in 1907

EVB2934089: John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), American financier, with two associates in 1907 / Bridgeman Images

Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), Supreme Court Justice from 1916-1941, on an ocean liner in New York. c. 1925
Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), Supreme Court Justice from 1916-1941, on an ocean liner in New York. c. 1925

EVB2934101: Louis Brandeis (1856-1941), Supreme Court Justice from 1916-1941, on an ocean liner in New York. c. 1925 / Bridgeman Images

Justices Joseph McKenna (left) and Willis Van Devanter (right) in 1920s, They were among the Supreme Court elders in 1920. Mckenna resigned in 1925, but Devanter continued until 1937, stepping down at the age of 78
Justices Joseph McKenna (left) and Willis Van Devanter (right) in 1920s, They were among the Supreme Court elders in 1920. Mckenna resigned in 1925, but Devanter continued until 1937, stepping down at the age of 78

EVB2934113: Justices Joseph McKenna (left) and Willis Van Devanter (right) in 1920s, They were among the Supreme Court elders in 1920. Mckenna resigned in 1925, but Devanter continued until 1937, stepping down at the age of 78, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Seay-Carnfill gusher, Richland, Texas, photographer on September 5, 1922
Seay-Carnfill gusher, Richland, Texas, photographer on September 5, 1922

EVB2934122: Seay-Carnfill gusher, Richland, Texas, photographer on September 5, 1922, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Richard B. Mellon (1858-1933), brother of Treasury secretary, Andrew Mellon, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol
Richard B. Mellon (1858-1933), brother of Treasury secretary, Andrew Mellon, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol

EVB2934137: Richard B. Mellon (1858-1933), brother of Treasury secretary, Andrew Mellon, on the steps of the U.S. Capitol / Bridgeman Images

Frank O. Lowden, governor of Illinois (1917–21), December 11, 1923
Frank O. Lowden, governor of Illinois (1917–21), December 11, 1923

EVB2934149: Frank O. Lowden, governor of Illinois (1917–21), December 11, 1923, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Hiram W. Johnson, (1866-1945), California Senator, from 1917-1945, with a clenched fist. He was a progressive Republican, often voting with Democrats during the early New Deal years. c. 1920
Hiram W. Johnson, (1866-1945), California Senator, from 1917-1945, with a clenched fist. He was a progressive Republican, often voting with Democrats during the early New Deal years. c. 1920

EVB2934164: Hiram W. Johnson, (1866-1945), California Senator, from 1917-1945, with a clenched fist. He was a progressive Republican, often voting with Democrats during the early New Deal years. c. 1920 / Bridgeman Images

Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931), is cheered by his fellow Republican Representatives after he was elected to be Speaker of House. Feb. 28, 1925
Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931), is cheered by his fellow Republican Representatives after he was elected to be Speaker of House. Feb. 28, 1925

EVB2934170: Nicholas Longworth (1869-1931), is cheered by his fellow Republican Representatives after he was elected to be Speaker of House. Feb. 28, 1925, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Martin Madden, Frederick Gillett, and Nicholas Longworth meeting on May 22, 1924. Madden was then chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Gillett was House Speaker, and Longworth was Majority Leader
Martin Madden, Frederick Gillett, and Nicholas Longworth meeting on May 22, 1924. Madden was then chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Gillett was House Speaker, and Longworth was Majority Leader

EVB2934176: Martin Madden, Frederick Gillett, and Nicholas Longworth meeting on May 22, 1924. Madden was then chairman of the Appropriations Committee, Gillett was House Speaker, and Longworth was Majority Leader, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Charles Evans Hughes with young Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961), in 1922. Welles would have a long diplomatic career, specializing in Latin America
Charles Evans Hughes with young Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961), in 1922. Welles would have a long diplomatic career, specializing in Latin America

EVB2934191: Charles Evans Hughes with young Benjamin Sumner Welles (1892-1961), in 1922. Welles would have a long diplomatic career, specializing in Latin America, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Andrew Mellon (1855-1937), Secretary of the Treasury, before House Ways and Means Committee on October 19, 1925
Andrew Mellon (1855-1937), Secretary of the Treasury, before House Ways and Means Committee on October 19, 1925

EVB2934200: Andrew Mellon (1855-1937), Secretary of the Treasury, before House Ways and Means Committee on October 19, 1925, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor James Cox photographed on the Cox's arrival in Washington during the 1920 presidential campaign
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor James Cox photographed on the Cox's arrival in Washington during the 1920 presidential campaign

EVB2934212: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor James Cox photographed on the Cox's arrival in Washington during the 1920 presidential campaign, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

James M. Cox (1870-1957), Democratic governor of Ohio, poses with his wife, during his presidential campaign in 1920
James M. Cox (1870-1957), Democratic governor of Ohio, poses with his wife, during his presidential campaign in 1920

EVB2934215: James M. Cox (1870-1957), Democratic governor of Ohio, poses with his wife, during his presidential campaign in 1920, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), at the age of 18 in 1902 (b/w photo)
Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), at the age of 18 in 1902 (b/w photo)

EVB2934224: Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), at the age of 18 in 1902 (b/w photo), Johnston, Frances Benjamin (1864-1952) / Bridgeman Images

Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), at the age of 18 in a lace dress and unsmiling regal pose. 1902
Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), at the age of 18 in a lace dress and unsmiling regal pose. 1902

EVB2934227: Alice Roosevelt (1884-1980), at the age of 18 in a lace dress and unsmiling regal pose. 1902, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), son of President Theodore Roosevelt, with his wife, the former Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter of the U.S. Ambassador to Spain. 1928
Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), son of President Theodore Roosevelt, with his wife, the former Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter of the U.S. Ambassador to Spain. 1928

EVB2934233: Kermit Roosevelt (1889-1943), son of President Theodore Roosevelt, with his wife, the former Belle Wyatt Willard, daughter of the U.S. Ambassador to Spain. 1928, Unknown photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images

Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1921. His political career, tainted by the Teapot Dome scandal, failed. However, during World War II he won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism at Utah Beach on D-Day. Henry Fonda played Roosevelt in the movie, THE LONGEST DAY
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1921. His political career, tainted by the Teapot Dome scandal, failed. However, during World War II he won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism at Utah Beach on D-Day. Henry Fonda played Roosevelt in the movie, THE LONGEST DAY

EVB2934248: Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1921. His political career, tainted by the Teapot Dome scandal, failed. However, during World War II he won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his heroism at Utah Beach on D-Day. Henry Fonda played Roosevelt in the movie, THE LONGEST DAY / Bridgeman Images

Alice Roosevelt standing at window, in February 1906 (photo)
Alice Roosevelt standing at window, in February 1906 (photo)

EVB2934251: Alice Roosevelt standing at window, in February 1906 (photo), American School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images


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