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Tear gas bombs hit Wall Street....
Tear gas bombs hit Wall Street....
Item # 670415
August 05, 1933
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 5, 1933 The top of the front page has a two column headline: "GAS BOMBS SHUT STOCK EXCHANGE; 4 SUSPECTS HELD" with subheads that include: "2,000 Driven To Street" "Gasping Brokers Flee 'Knockout' Fumes in the Cooling System" and more. There are two related photos on page 5.
This was a tear gas attack on the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange which sent hundreds of brokers scattering and forced the suspension of trading. The sudden closing was the first since September 16, 1920, when 30 people were killed by a bomb at the Exchange.
Complete in 26 pages, good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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