About the Author

Jay Hoster has been collecting Wall Street material for more than 20 years. As a member of the Museum of American Finance, he has written articles for the museum's magazine on the development of the term blue chip and the background to an investing classic, Fred Schwed Jr.'s Where Are the Customers' Yachts? All the images are from his collection, including stereoviews, steel engravings, postcards, and vintage illustrations from newspapers and books.