The 1896 caption reads: “Scene in New York Gold Room on Black Friday September 24, 1869, drawn by C S Reinhart from photographs and descriptions by eye-witnesses.” Black Friday, in U.S. history, a securities market panic that occurred on September 24, 1869, as a result of plummeting gold prices. The crash was a consequence of an attempt by financier Jay Gould and railway magnate James Fisk to corner the gold market and drive up the price.
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The 1896 caption reads: “Scene in New York Gold Room on Black Friday September 24, 1869, drawn by C S Reinhart from photographs and descriptions by eye-witnesses.” Black Friday, in U.S. history, a securities market panic that occurred on September 24, 1869, as a result of plummeting gold prices. The crash was a consequence of an attempt by financier Jay Gould and railway magnate James Fisk to corner the gold market and drive up the price.

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gold 1896 caption reads “Scene New York Gold Room Black Friday September 24 1869 drawn C S Reinhart photographs descriptions eye witnesses ” Black Friday U S history securities market panic occurred September 24 1869 result plummeting gold prices crash consequence attempt financier Jay Gould railway magnate James Fisk corner gold

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