This rich collage of Wall Street images illustrates the importance of the stock ticker in disseminating stock quotes from Wall Street to the world. From 1868 until 1960 mechanical stock tickers evolved into faster and faster machines in an attempt to produce ticker-tape quotes that could keep up with trading volume. The familiar image of Wall Street's historic stock tickers has become the icon of the world's financial markets. Contains 24 Cards and Envelopes
