“A stock panic surely was in progress and consternation gripped Wall Street.”
Events
Pittsburgh history is built upon moments both significant and small. From the 1903 Wabash Bridge collapse to the 1953 department store strike, find many Pittsburgh event pictures and tales here.
W.W. Forster, Financial Editor for The Pittsburgh Press, reported that billions of dollars were lost in the hurricane of tumbling prices.
This photograph shows Dale Kemp, a retired machine shop foreman, assessing damage to his home on Edgewood Road.
Look at the picturesAftermath of tornado in northwestern Pa.