Anna Gould was an American socialite and heiress as a daughter of financier Jay Gould.
circa 1900
A parody of the circus-like atmosphere of the divorce proceedings of Anna Gould, shown holding a bouquet made of indictments against her husband, Boni de Castellane.
Jason Gould was an American railroad magnate and financial speculator who founded the Gould business dynasty. He is generally identified as one of the robber barons of the Gilded Age. His sharp and often unscrupulous business practices made him one of the wealthiest men of the late nineteenth century. Gould was an unpopular figure during his life and remains controversial.
Jay Gould
Jay Gould (right) in 1855
Keystone Marker for Gouldsboro, Pennsylvania, named after Gould
1882 cartoon depicting Wall Street as "Jay Gould's Private Bowling Alley"