Endnotes

 

This section cites images and text in the order in which they appear in the movie.

1) Image for John comes from Monopoly.com: http://www.hasbro.com/monopoly/ (accessed May 17, 2004).

2) Wikopedia, s.v. "Ford Model T," http://en.wikopedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T (accessed May 17, 2004).

3) Photograh of 1920 Ford Model T. sedan was taken by Tony Prano of Warren, MI. It comes from the Model T Ford Club of America: http://www.mtfca.com (accessed May 17, 2004).

4) Photograph of General Electric stock certificate comes from Scripophily.com: http://www.scripophily.net/ (accessed May 17, 2004)..

5) Share price information comes from "The Stock Market," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 1920: 12.

6) Photograph of buffalo nickel comes from Ken Barlow Coins: http://www.kenbarlow.com (accessed May 19, 2004).

7) Image of stockbroker comes from Clip Art Connection: http://www.clipartconnection.com (accessed May 19, 2004).

8) Due to factors like weekends, I could not use the Dember 1 issue of the Wall Street Journal for each of the years surveyed in this text.

9) "The Stock Market," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1921: 16.

10) "The Stock Market," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 2, 1922: np.

11) "The Stock Market," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1923: 12.

12) "The Stock Market," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1924: 16.

13) "Stock Transactions," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1925: 16.

14) The price for a new Cheverolet Sedan comes from "The Lowest Priced, High Grade All-Year Sedan," (magazine unknown) Bamboo Trading Company: http: www.bambootrading.com (Accessed May 19, 2004).

15) Photograph of 1924 Cheverolet sedan comes from Bramhall Classic Autos: http://www.bramclassauto.com.

16) Photograph of 1928 Packard Phaeton comes from Kruse International: http://www.kruseinternational.com.

17) General Electric split four-for-one in 1926 (information provided by Frank Wilmot at the Darden Library, University of Virginia). My calculations reflect this split.

18) "Stock Transactions," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1926: 18.

19) "N.Y. Stock Exchange," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1927: 20.

20) "N.Y. Stock Exchange," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1928: 20.

21) Image of dollar bills from Barry's Clip Art Server: http://barrysclipart.com

22) "The New York Stock Exchange Tra nsactions [sic]," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 3, 1929: 24.

23) "General Electric Soars," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 7, 1929: 1. The stock split four-for-one in December of 1929; I have factored that split into my calculations.

24) "New York Stock Exchange Transactions," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1930: 16.

25) "New York Stock Exchange Transactions," Wall Street Journal, Dec. 1, 1931: 18.

26) Packard ad comes from New York Times, Apr. 30, 1931: 40.

27) Image of 1929 Packard 645 deluxe 8 Phaeton comes from Barrett-Jackson: http://www.barrett-jackson.com.