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1929

The Shambles, November 1929

James N. Rosenberg

American, 1874 - 1970

In a disturbing evocation showing the aftermath of the 1929 stock market crash, the buildings of New York's financial district teeter and threaten to collapse upon a writhing horde of anguished investors.

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James N. Rosenberg, The Shambles, November 1929, 1929 | Philadelphia Museum of Art