Inflation Collection

MAP microwave background
Cosmic microwave background. Whole sky image of the cosmic microwave background made by the MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe) spacecraft

1923 German Hyperinflation
A boy and men with a pile of useless Deutsch mark banknotes as hyperinflation hits Germany in 1923

Universe timeline, artwork
Big Bang and Evolution of Galaxies - The observable Universe is about 84 billion light years across. According to the standard view of cosmolog

Universe timeline, artwork
Big Bang and Evolution of Galaxies - The observable Universe is about 84 billion light years across. According to the standard view of cosmolog

French poster for the Socialist Party (SFIO)
A French poster for the Socialist Party SFIO (French Section of the Workers International), showing men who have fought in the First World War facing up to a degenerate capitalist kneeling down to

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913). Wall Street Bubbles - Always the Same : J. P
JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913). Wall Street Bubbles - Always the Same : J.P. Morgan as a Wall Street bull blowing bubbles of inflated stocks for eager investors: American lithograph cartoon, 1901

One Million German Mark banknote - 1923 - testament to the hyperinflation experienced by the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. Date: 1923

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

Mr Grahams balloon ascent, Kew Bridge
Poster advertising Aerostation. Mr Grahams Sixteenth Ascent from the gardens of the Star & Garter Tavern, Kew Bridge, London. Date: 4 April 1825

50000000000 Mark note
The hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic 1921-1923. Front of a Banknote on 50 000 000 000 Mark edited iat Hamburg 1/11 1923. Date: 1921-1923

Evolution of the Universe, artwork
Evolution of the Universe. Computer artwork showing the evolution of the Universe from the Big Bang (far left) 12-15 billion years ago to the present day (far right)

At Bolton (colour litho)
8656571 At Bolton (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "At Bolton. What can a fellow do on a penny a week with these inflated prices)

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)

Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Promissory note
3035013 Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Promissory note ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

A hydrogen generating machine
3732782 A hydrogen generating machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydrogen generating machine used in the inflating of military balloons. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note
3035018 Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Notes
3034867 Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Notes; Private Collection; (add.info.: Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Notes); © Don Troiani

Engraving depicting the inspection of cattle at the Metropolitan Cattle Market in London
UIG5426391 Engraving depicting the inspection of cattle at the Metropolitan Cattle Market in London, during the outbreak of the Cattle Plague (Rinderpest). Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

One Billion Mark Note
5306801 One Billion Mark Note; (add.info.: One Billion Mark Note. December 1923. The hyper-inflation that followed the First World War)

Engraving depicting the inspection of cattle at the Metropolitan Cattle Market in London
UIG5426401 Engraving depicting the inspection of cattle at the Metropolitan Cattle Market in London, during the outbreak of the Cattle Plague (Rinderpest). Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

The inflating of the balloon 'Hirondelle'
3732695 The inflating of the balloon 'Hirondelle'; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the inflating of the balloon 'Hirondelle'. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Novel Raft (b/w photo)
8649196 A Novel Raft (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Novel Raft. Illustration for Things seen in Northern India by T L Pennell (Seeley, Service)

Engraving depicting the inspection of cattle at the Metropolitan Cattle Market in London
UIG5426398 Engraving depicting the inspection of cattle at the Metropolitan Cattle Market in London, during the outbreak of the Cattle Plague (Rinderpest). Dated 19th Century ©UIG/Leemage.

Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note
3034866 Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note; Private Collection; (add.info.: Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note); © Don Troiani

Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note
3034865 Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note; Private Collection; (add.info.: Germany, Weimar Republic, Reichsbank Hyperinflation Currency Note); © Don Troiani

One hundred Mark note, Germany, 1920
3034789 One hundred Mark note, Germany, 1920 ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

An early gastroscope by Leitner of Vienna
5311896 An early gastroscope by Leitner of Vienna; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an early gastroscope by Leitner of Vienna. Prisms at the bend enabled the stomach to be observed)

A hydrogen generating machine
3732781 A hydrogen generating machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydrogen generating machine used in the inflating of military balloons. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A hydrogen generating machine
3732783 A hydrogen generating machine; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a hydrogen generating machine used in the inflating of military balloons. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

What's a penny a week with these inflated prices? (colour litho)
8635552 What's a penny a week with these inflated prices? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What's a penny a week with these inflated prices)

The Long, Long Flight (litho)
8663528 The Long, Long Flight (litho) by Poy (Percy Hutton Fearon) (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Long, Long Flight)

Eh! Qu'est-ce qu'il y a de nouveau?... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Eh! Qu'est-ce qu'il y a de nouveau?... 19th century. Man: So! Any news? Servant: Monsieur, the whiting has gone up again since yesterday. Man: I warned you we would starve

Raising a balloon, c1880. Creator: Raoul Arus
Raising a balloon, c1880

Price's Patent Candle Company - the Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view... 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Bromborough Pool Candle-Works - interior view under three spans of roof - from a photograph, 1854. Candle factory on Merseyside

This is Inflation, WW2 American War Bonds postal cover
This is Inflation, Take a Good Look, WW2 American Buy War Bonds postal cover envelope Date: 1944

John Smith, British Labour MP and Party leader
John Smith (1938-1994), British Labour MP and Party leader, seen here giving a speech with a bar chart beside him, showing inflation statistics. Date: circa 1990s

Ariadne (colour litho)
7201365 Ariadne (colour litho) by Juttner, Franz (1865-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ariadne. Illustration from Lustige Blatter, 1912.); © Look and Learn

Grubs going up (colour litho)
7150969 Grubs going up (colour litho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A Man ruined by the depreciation of assignats, 1796 (colour litho)
CHT157329 A Man ruined by the depreciation of assignats, 1796 (colour litho) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

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

A strike! A strike!, c. 1836 (litho)
AQS332042 A strike! A strike!, c.1836 (litho) by Clay, Edward Williams (1799-1857) (after); 27.1x37.7 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; eCourtesy

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

Things have come down a lot lately (colour litho)
2815975 Things have come down a lot lately (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Things have come down a lot lately)

Comic postcard, Man uses lung testing machine at the seaside Date: 20th century

Cartoon, Prosperous John! (high prices)
Cartoon, Prosperous John! John Bull, during an inflationary period, is overcome by high prices and high taxes, and not enjoying it one bit. 1872

The New Deluge in the Old World, cartoon referring to the European economic
CHT218571 The New Deluge in the Old World, cartoon referring to the European economic crisis of the 1920 s, from Kladderadatsch magazine, Berlin, 1926 (colour litho) by German School

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"Inflation: A Cosmic Phenomenon Unveiled in Art and History" In the vast expanse of the Universe, hidden within the cosmic microwave background (CMB) radiation, lies a clue to understanding inflation. Just as an artist unveils their masterpiece stroke by stroke, scientists unravel the timeline of our expanding universe through this ancient light. As we delve into history's pages, one cannot overlook the haunting specter of 1923 German Hyperinflation. Bank notes turned worthless paper money; French alarmists cried out for poor John Bull. In a striking poster for the Socialist Party (SFIO), France depicted its struggle against economic turmoil. Even in Wall Street's realm, where fortunes are made and lost like bubbles blown by John Pierpont Morgan himself, inflation reared its head. An American lithograph cartoon from 1901 humorously portrayed Morgan as a Wall Street bull inflating stocks for eager investors. Amidst these financial upheavals, banknotes became symbols of absurdity. The One Million German Mark note seemed astronomical until it was dwarfed by its successor - the staggering 50 billion Mark note. These artifacts bear witness to an era when hyperinflation ravaged economies and left ordinary people struggling to survive. Yet beyond earthly concerns lie grander horizons. The evolution of our Universe unfolds before us in breathtaking artwork. From Mr Graham's balloon ascent at Kew Bridge to depictions of celestial wonders, artists capture both scientific curiosity and human imagination. Through all these glimpses into history and artistry alike, inflation emerges as a force that shapes societies and echoes throughout time. It reminds us that even on cosmic scales or within monetary systems, unchecked growth can lead to instability if not managed wisely. Let us learn from these lessons etched upon banknotes and woven into artistic tapestries – let us strive for balance between progress and stability so that future generations may navigate their own journeys amidst the ever-expanding cosmos.