John Davison Rockefeller
Color enhanced portrait of John Davison Rockefeller (1839 - 1937), American oil magnate. Rockefeller went into business with the inventor of a cheap oil refining process, Samuel Andrews, in 1862. Their business was succesfull and Rockefeller and his brother, William, founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870. They quickly controlled 90% of oil production and the company was declared an illegal monopoly in 1892 and was dissolved in 1899. Enhancement of 9m7809
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10798444
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47631484
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