Economic Crisis Collection

Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah! poor John Bull
NCO191224 Bank Notes - Paper Money - French Alarmists - ah! poor John Bull! published by Hannah Humphrey in 1797 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray

Stock market: economic recession (crisis) (1884-1885) in America: financial panic on Wall Street, New York (New York)
NWI4828239 Stock market: economic recession (crisis) (1884-1885) in America: financial panic on Wall Street, New York (New York), United States (United States) on May 14, 1884

Railway strike: railway workers blocked locomotives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877
NWI4827266 Railway strike: railway workers blocked locomotives in Martinsburg, West Virginia, in 1877. Coloured engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Railway strike)

The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4920303 The speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Economic system: the speculative bubble at the time of the Law system)

Patriotic gifts, 27 September 1789: the women of the most distinguished artists presented themselves at the National
JAB5036967 Patriotic gifts, 27 September 1789: the women of the most distinguished artists presented themselves at the National Assembly and placed on the desk a box filled with jewelry

The south sea bubble, Economic and financial crisis 1720, set off by a share fraud. 19th century (England engraving)
ELD4907589 The south sea bubble, Economic and financial crisis 1720, set off by a share fraud. 19th century (England engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Economic system: the speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, the agiotors of Rue Quincampoix - Under Louis
ELD4870878 Economic system: the speculative bubble at the time of the Law system, the agiotors of Rue Quincampoix - Under Louis XV, some brokers set up on Rue Quincampoix, under the name of bankers

Black Friday at the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 1869: Quarme caused by the financial crisis
NWI4827359 Black Friday at the New York Stock Exchange on September 24, 1869: Quarme caused by the financial crisis. Colouring engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info)

View of the rue Quincampoix with the speculators at the time of the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4905830 View of the rue Quincampoix with the speculators at the time of the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Economic system)

Stock market: economic recession (crisis) (1884-1885) in America: financial panic on Wall Street, New York (New York)
NWI4828235 Stock market: economic recession (crisis) (1884-1885) in America: financial panic on Wall Street, New York (New York), United States (United States) on May 14, 1884

Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United States, 19th century
NWI4827641 Panic of bank customers rushing to collect their money during a financial crisis in the United States, 19th century

Consequences of the embargo Act: Grain growing on a wharf in Portland, abandoned Maine, 1807
NWI4958230 Consequences of the embargo Act: Grain growing on a wharf in Portland, abandoned Maine, 1807. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: Consequences of the embargo Act)

Cover of the illustrated supplement of the Petiere Journal n° 864, June 9
PCT4263608 Cover of the illustrated supplement of the Petiere Journal n° 864, June 9, 1907: wine crisis of the Midi - Haro on the drinker of clear water - Down the fraudsters - Vive le vin naturel

Quincampoix, bankruptcy of Law system, 18th century (engraving)
3586526 Quincampoix, bankruptcy of Law system, 18th century (engraving); (add.info.: Quinquanpoix. A Dutch satire on John Law of Lauriston)

Revolt des vignerons du Midi in 1907 (postcard)
PCT4264100 Revolt des vignerons du Midi in 1907 (postcard); (add.info.: Revolt des vignerons du Midi in 1907: postcard showing the " chef des gueux" Marcelin (Marcellin) Albert

View of the Bankruptcy of the rue Quincampoix caused by the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4849543 View of the Bankruptcy of the rue Quincampoix caused by the system of John Law, 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bankruptcy caused by the system of John Law, end of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4848838 Bankruptcy caused by the system of John Law, end of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bankruptcy caused by the system of John Law, Scottish economist)

Revolt des va-nu-feet (barefoot or va bare feet) in Rouen in 1639, popular lifting of Normandy following the decision
ELD4903746 Revolt des va-nu-feet (barefoot or va bare feet) in Rouen in 1639, popular lifting of Normandy following the decision of Louis XIII to establish the gabelle in Cotentin a la place du

Crowd of hungry women at the door of a bakery during the French Revolution of 1789
NWI4836172 Crowd of hungry women at the door of a bakery during the French Revolution of 1789. Colourful engraving of the 19th century

Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho)
PNP253853 Pump Priming Deficits, 1933 (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What we need is another pump, Cartoon depicting Franklin D)

Cartoon on the German Chancellor Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929
LSE4101991 Cartoon on the German Chancellor Gustav Stresemann (1878-1929) and the Devaluation of the Mark - Illustration by Adrien Barrere (1877-1931)

Woman with her hands chained demonstrates during a rally against austerity measures in
A woman with her hands chained demonstrates during a rally against austerity measures in Athens April 27, 2010. Greeks need to swallow " unpleasant medicine"

An unfinished residential building is seen in Marbella
An unfinished residential building is reflected in a pool of water in Marbella, near Malaga, southern Spain January 31, 2012

Emergency money, Inflation 10-Pfennig note, City of Diez an der Lahn, November 1919, Germany, Historical
10, 10th, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, cities, commercial circles

Notgeld, Inflation, Banknote of 1 Mark, Darlehenskasse Berlin, Germany, Historic
1, 1900s, 1920s, 19th-century, 1st, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, commercial circles

Emergency money, inflation, banknote over 1 million marks from Wiesbaden, 1923, Hesse, Germany, historical
1, 1 person, 1900s, 19th-century, 1st, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, cities

Emergency money, inflation, banknote over 1000 Marks from 1922, Reichsbanknote, Berlin, Germany, historical
1000, 1900s, 19th-century, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market, capital markets, commercial circles, contemporary

Emergency money, inflation, banknote of 1 franc from the Chamber of Commerce in Paris, 1920, France, Historical
1, 1 person, 1900s, 1920s, 19th-century, 1st, administration, administrations, art work, arts, artwork, artworks, bank bill, bank note, banknote, black, black-and-white, black-white, capital market

Mission Accomplished, The Franc Leaving Raymond Poincare's Nursing Home and Following the Pound Sterling
CHT169433 Mission Accomplished, The Franc Leaving Raymond Poincare's Nursing Home and Following the Pound Sterling, caricature from the magazine Aux Ecoutes, 1928 (colour litho) by Tapissier

So, old Sam, you too... a cartoon on the Krach of Wall Street - Illustration by Bib (Georges Breitel dit) (1888-1966)
LSE4087293 So, old Sam, you too... a cartoon on the Krach of Wall Street - Illustration by Bib (Georges Breitel dit) (1888-1966) in " Le Charivari" " of 16/11/1929

Social conditions in Ireland in 1848 expulsion of peasants (illustration london news of 16 December 1848)
JLJ4669755 Social conditions in Ireland in 1848 expulsion of peasants (illustration london news of 16 December 1848) by English School

Impact of the Great Depression in South Dakota, 1929 (b / w photo)
1700301 Impact of the Great Depression in South Dakota, 1929 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Depression americaine)

La Bonnet Rouge or John Bull evading the Hat Tax, pub. 1797 (handn coloured engraving)
2966816 La Bonnet Rouge or John Bull evading the Hat Tax, pub. 1797 (handn coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of John Law (1671 - 1729) Financial Controller, Scottish Financial who caused bankruptcy in 1720
JLJ4646681 Portrait of John Law (1671 - 1729) Financial Controller, Scottish Financial who caused bankruptcy in 1720 (Event of Quincampoix Street). Painting by Casimir Balthasar (1811-1875), 1843

Portrait of John Law (1671-1729), Scottish financier and financial controller in France
LSE4312958 Portrait of John Law (1671-1729), Scottish financier and financial controller in France, responsible for the bankruptcy of 1720

Cartoon by O Galop (Marius Rossillon) (1867-1946) - about Alexandre Ribot (1842-1923)
XEE4156760 Cartoon by O Galop (Marius Rossillon) (1867-1946) - about Alexandre Ribot (1842-1923) and the 1896 Finance Budget - with the help of two agents to maintain the balance of the Budget - Le

American political cartoons (litho)
7201872 American political cartoons (litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: American political cartoons)

La Bourse: rise et diminution - by Gill, in "La Lune"
LSE4080386 La Bourse: rise et diminution - by Gill, in " La Lune" of 16/09/1866 by Gill, Andre (1840-85); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bourse: rise et diminution - by Gill)

Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war (inter-war)
XEE4188195 Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war (inter-war): rising prices of farmers instruments, animals and clothing. Cover of " Le petit journal" of 08/08/1920

Energy consumption and production, increased coal prices since the war
XEE4188187 Energy consumption and production, increased coal prices since the war, a miner on the top left, a coal deposit, and a consumer bringing a bag of coal home

The scholarship of the day by Gill. In pink: the rise of the franc
JLJ4619029 The scholarship of the day by Gill. In pink: the rise of the franc. In black: the drop and the wrong deeds. Stock securities leave for Belgium

L Plate au beurre, number 335, Satirique en N & B, 1907_8_31: Colonization
ICA4911778 L Plate au beurre, number 335, Satirique en N & B, 1907_8_31: Colonization, Architecture Urbanisme, Morocco, Alcoholic Alcoholism - Illustration by Aristide Delannoy (1874-1911)

Candid, Satirique en N & B, 1931_1_15: Humor, Financial Crisis
ICA4941058 Candid, Satirique en N & B, 1931_1_15: Humor, Financial Crisis, Adultere Illustration by Abel Faivre (1867-1945) by Faivre, Jules Abel (1867-1945); (add.info.: Candid, Satirique en N & B)

Poster published in the United States after the Great Depression of 1929 to encourage
GIA4776114 Poster published in the United States after the Great Depression of 1929 to encourage savings and entrepreneurship. " Shoot! if you postpone you give others the opportunity to do so

Great depression in France following the economic crisis in 1929 in the United States
XEE4190893 Great depression in France following the economic crisis in 1929 in the United States, prices are forecast to decline and recoveries are good

Economic crisis: a board representing consumer products affected by inflation (leather
XEE4188287 Economic crisis: a board representing consumer products affected by inflation (leather, stamp, bread, transport, fabric) and rising taxes

Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war period (inter-war)
XEE4188196 Economic crisis and inflation in the inter-war period (inter-war): rising wheat prices and imports from abroad. Cover of " Le petit journal" from 01/08/1920

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During times of economic crisis, banknotes become a symbol of the turmoil that nations face. From French alarmists to poor John Bull, the struggles are evident in every corner. In November 1919, Germany experienced its fair share of hardship as inflation soared and emergency money flooded the market. The City of Diez an der Lahn witnessed the desperation firsthand with a 10-Pfennig note depicting the dire circumstances. Darlehenskasse Berlin's historic banknote from the late 19th century tells a similar tale - it serves as a reminder of Germany's struggle during inflationary times. But nothing compares to Wiesbaden's banknote over one million marks from 1923; it showcases how hyperinflation ravaged Hesse and left its citizens destitute. Berlin also faced its own challenges with a banknote over 1000 Marks in 1922, issued by Reichsbanknote. Meanwhile, across borders in France, Chamber of Commerce released their own emergency money - a one franc note from Paris in 1920 - reflecting their battle against economic instability. Even prisoners felt the impact as Lagergeld emerged within Stalag IV B on the Elbe River during World War II. A digitally restored reproduction shows a prisoner holding onto hope through a meager fifty Pfennig banknote. Political cartoons captured public sentiment during these trying times too; they depicted German Chancellor Gustav Stresemann facing immense pressure to find solutions amidst chaos. And when austerity measures were implemented, rallies erupted worldwide against such harsh policies. The aftermath is visible even today; unfinished residential buildings stand as reminders of Marbella's economic collapse. As history repeats itself, we must remember these moments and strive for stability so that currencies like Raymond Poincare's Franc no longer have to leave nursing homes behind while following stronger counterparts like Pound Sterling.