[Photograph] Line-Up of Investors Waiting Their Turn to Buy Stock, Calgary, Progress Photo Co., 15 May
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[Photograph] Line-Up of Investors Waiting Their Turn to Buy Stock, Calgary, Progress Photo Co., 15 MayEntry/Object ID
2025.5.2Tags
Photograph, Black and White, Calgary, Stock Market, Horse, 1800s, Baldwin Brockbank and Ruttle InvestmentsDescription
A photograph of a large group of men, waiting outside an investment office to purchase stocks. On-photograph handwritten text reads "LINE-UP OF INVESTORS WAITING THEIR TURN TO BUY STOCKS; CALGARY MAY 15TH". On the reverse, handwritten in black ink, reads: "Picture shows the rush to buy our Oil Stock you will see several policemen and also mounted men trying to keep order and keep the street clear [notice?] hundreds in the lane had to send them out the back doors.; The crowds blocked the cars several times and caused a blockade." Stamped in purple ink, in the bottom-left corner, is the photo studio's information: "PROGRESS PHOTO CO.; 234 8TH AVE. E., CALGARY".Collection
Bill HerronCataloged By
Danielle P. LaneCategory
Photographs
Multimedia