Mesmerism in Wall Street
At center, Cornelius Vanderbilt sits in a cushioned chair in a library. A woman, identified in the caption as "First Lady Broker" (either Victoria Woodhull or Tennessee Claflin) waves her hands in front of Vanderbilt's face, apparently hypnotizing him. At Vanderbilt's side a second...
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Collection: | Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection (#3133) |
Date: | 1870-04-02 |
Alternate Date: | April 2, 1870 |
Dimensions: | 18.5 x 15 cm |
Extent: | 1 clipping |
Box Number: | Box 2 |
Folder Number: | Folder 4 |
Format: | Electronic |
Language: | English |
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Punchinello
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Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11747 |
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At center, Cornelius Vanderbilt sits in a cushioned chair in a library. A woman, identified in the caption as "First Lady Broker" (either Victoria Woodhull or Tennessee Claflin) waves her hands in front of Vanderbilt's face, apparently hypnotizing him. At Vanderbilt's side a second woman, identified in the caption as "Second Lady Broker" (either Woodhull or Claflin), kneels and writes on a piece of paper. The caption implies that Claflin and Woodhull have "mesmerized" Vanderbilt in order to sell them shares of their stocks. |
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