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Railroads - Finance

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  • William Gladstone as a physician taking the pulse of a man ill with influenza (flu), and giving his diagnosis to the patient's friend (another politician); representing a case of excessive political interference by railway financiers. Lithograph attributed to Sam. B., ca. 1870.
  • A railway speculator (James Plush, Jeames de la Pluche) sitting at a table handing out railway share certificates to people (?). Wood engraving, 1845.
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    William Gladstone as a physician taking the pulse of a man ill with influenza (flu), and giving his diagnosis to the patient's friend (another politician); representing a case of excessive political interference by railway financiers. Lithograph attributed to Sam. B., ca. 1870.

    Sam B. | Date: [1870?] | Reference: 651350i
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    A railway speculator (James Plush, Jeames de la Pluche) sitting at a table handing out railway share certificates to people (?). Wood engraving, 1845.

    | Date: [1845?] | Reference: 31557i
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