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Rockefeller's son-in-law runs $13,000 into $218,000,000, Sec. inquiry told. Washington, D.C., Dec. 17. How he won control of a $218,000,000 investment concern by putting up $13,000 in cash and 6,500 shares of stock in an inactive insurance was told the Securities and Exchange Commision today by David Miltion, son-in- law of John D. Rockefeller. Milton is shown with David Schenker, left, Counsel for the Sec. who is conducting the investment trust inquiry

Rockefeller's son-in-law runs $13,000 into $218,000,000, Sec. inquiry ...

Two men standing next to each other in a room. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Declaring a dividend / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Declaring a dividend / Keppler., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a band of pirates on a beach, gathered around their booty of treasure chest and bags of gold coins. Among the pirates are John D. Rockefeller and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Henry H. Rogers, He... More

Upton Sinclair - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Upton Sinclair - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photo shows American author Upton Sinclair, Jr. (1878-1968), (center in cap) who was arrested on April 29, 1914 for protesting conditions of Colorado coal miners in front of the offices of John D. Rockefeller a... More

Cameramen charge John D. Rockefeller, Jr., as he leaves U.S. Capitol. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., facing a battery of cameramen at the Capitol in Washington today after testifying before the Senate Public Lands Committee investigating the Teapot Dome leases

Cameramen charge John D. Rockefeller, Jr., as he leaves U.S. Capitol. ...

A crowd of people standing around a man with a camera. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. Barber and peruke maker's shop after restoration

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. The Market Square Tavern after restoration

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

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Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. The Wren building at the College of William and Mary which is the oldest existing academic building in the United States, before restoration

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. during the 1930s. Sign on a gasoline station

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Arcade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is a Victorian-era structure of two nine-story buildings, joined by a five-story arcade with a glass skylight spanning more than 300 feet along four balconies

The Arcade in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, is a Victorian-era structure o...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Erected in 1890 it was one of the earliest indoor shopping malls in the United States. Today (2016), small shops and restaurants occup... More

Cliffside Bridge, Spanning Jordan Ravine on Amphitheatre Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cliffside Bridge, Spanning Jordan Ravine on Amphitheatre Carriage Road...

Significance: This bold stone bridge displays a castellated appearance from its crenelated parapets and projecting turrets or viewing platforms. The asymmetrical structure is constructed across a dry ravine on... More

Stanley Brook Bridge, Spanning Stanley Brook, Stanley Brook Motor Road, & Seaside Trail on Barr Hill-Day Mountain Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Stanley Brook Bridge, Spanning Stanley Brook, Stanley Brook Motor Road...

Significance: The triple-arched Stanley Brook Bridge spans Stanley Brook, the Stanley Brook Road connecting Seal Harbor with the Park Loop Road, and the historic Seaside Path bridle trail. One of the most form... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N258 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-A

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N258 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-A

Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,...

Significance: The Rockefeller Building, built between 1903 and 1905, was the first large building employing a structural steel skeleton to be erected in Cleveland. A feature of this early skyscraper, which woul... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Significance: Kykuit captures our attention because of the man who lived there. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., lived through twenty-five American presidents; his entrepreneurship changed American business and indust... More

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor,...

Significance: In many ways the carriage and motor roads of Acadia National Park appear quite distinct. Signs, grade separations, and two picturesque gatehouses remind today's visitors that these two systems we... More

Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg Tunnel, .3 mile south of C&O Railroad underpass, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg Tunnel, .3 mile south of C&O Railroad u...

Significance: Built using the cut-and-cover method, the Williamsburg Tunnel journeyed through the heart of the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg. Although the builder's inexperience caused numerous delays a... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., residence at 4 W. 54th St., New York City. Fireplace detail

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., residence at 4 W. 54th St., New York City. F...

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Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. during the 1930s. The governor's palace

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., half-length portrait, seated Arnold Genthe N.Y

John D. Rockefeller, Sr., half-length portrait, seated Arnold Genthe N...

Published in: Eyes of the nation : a visual history of the United States / Vincent Virga and curators of the Library of Congress ; historical commentary by Alan Brinkley. New York : Knopf, 1997. Published in: T... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Amphitheater Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Amphitheater Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Amphitheater Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Amphitheater Road...

Significance: The largest bridge on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Amphitheater Bridge carries the Amphitheater section of the Sargent Mountain road over Little Harbor Brook in one of Acadia National Par... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N258 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-A

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N258 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-A

Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,...

Significance: The Rockefeller Building, built between 1903 and 1905, was the first large building employing a structural steel skeleton to be erected in Cleveland. A feature of this early skyscraper, which woul... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams County, MS

Old Fort Rosalie Gift Shop, 500 South Canal Street, Natchez, Adams Cou...

Significance: Although not initially envisioned as a restaurant, the plan for the building was always tied to the tourist trade. It served as the gift shop and visitors' entrance for Jefferson Davis Dickson's 1... More

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain Carriage Road, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Hemlock Bridge, Spanning Maple Spring Brook on West Sargent Mountain C...

Significance: One of only two Gothic-arched bridges on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Hemlock Bridge is one of eight major stone bridges on the "Around-the-Mountain" carriage road loop. The pointed arch... More

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Valencia & Sevilla Streets, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Valencia & Sevilla Streets, Sain...

Significance: The Memorial Presbyterian Church was donated in 1890 to the St. Augustine First Presbyterian Church by Henry M. Flagler as a memorial to his recently deceased daughter. Flagler, a millionaire phi... More

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Valencia & Sevilla Streets, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Valencia & Sevilla Streets, Sain...

Significance: The Memorial Presbyterian Church was donated in 1890 to the St. Augustine First Presbyterian Church by Henry M. Flagler as a memorial to his recently deceased daughter. Flagler, a millionaire phi... More

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 233), Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Eagle Lake Bridge, Spanning Carriage Road on Eagle Lake Road (Route 23...

Significance: The Eagle Lake Road Bridge provides a grade separation between its namesake road (now Maine Route 3) and a carriage road connector. Such structures help ensure traffic efficiency while eliminating... More

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-Jordan Stream Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Cobblestone Bridge, Spanning Jordan Stream on Gardiner-Mitchell Hill-J...

Significance: The first of the Rockefeller carriage road bridges on Mount Desert Island, Cobblestone Bridge is unique in being faced with small rounded stones or "cobbles." No other bridge on the system shares... More

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor,...

Significance: In many ways the carriage and motor roads of Acadia National Park appear quite distinct. Signs, grade separations, and two picturesque gatehouses remind today's visitors that these two systems we... More

St. Paul Episcopal Church of East Cleveland, 15837 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

St. Paul Episcopal Church of East Cleveland, 15837 Euclid Avenue, East...

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Saint Paul Episcopal Church (1843) is the oldest remaining structure in East Cleveland, Ohio. In its 160 year life, the church has gone through ma... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

A cabinet that could afford it - Drawing. Public domain image.

A cabinet that could afford it - Drawing. Public domain image.

Illustration shows eight men and one woman sitting and standing around a table, each is identified with a Cabinet position: J.P. Morgan as "Sec'y Navy", Thomas W. Lawson as "Sec'y War", Thomas F. Ryan as "Att'y... More

Five men posed, standing with golf clubs, possibly John D. Rockefeller(?), Garwin(?), J.E. McGuire(?), and two other men]

Five men posed, standing with golf clubs, possibly John D. Rockefeller...

H68263 U.S. Copyright Office. Public domain photograph - Portrait, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gulliver Cleveland and the Wall Street Brobdingnagians / Keppler.

Gulliver Cleveland and the Wall Street Brobdingnagians / Keppler.

Illustration shows Thomas F. Ryan, J. Pierpont Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Edward H. Harriman as sheikhs listening to a diminutive Grover Cleveland, labeled "Insurance Arbiter", standing at a desk, shaking... More

Patient at "Sea Breeze Jr." - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Patient at "Sea Breeze Jr." - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain...

Photo shows "Junior Sea Breeze" a summer hospital for babies run by the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, supported by John D. Rockefeller. The hospital was located at 64th Street and the Eas... More

View from Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate

View from Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate

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Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. Barber and peruke maker's shop before restoration

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. during the 1930s. Coat of arms of the Virginia colony above the door in the General Courtroom of the capitol

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

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Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. during the 1930s. Southwest Duke of Gloucester Street in the business district

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. during the 1930s. Building after restoration

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a historic Capitol building, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. during the 1930s. Bruton Parish Church, the court church of colonial Virginia

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

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John D. Rockefeller III, residence at 252 E. 52nd St., New York City. Bedroom, to living room

John D. Rockefeller III, residence at 252 E. 52nd St., New York City. ...

Annotation: for Interiors magazine. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

John D. Rockefeller III, residence at 252 E. 52nd St., New York City. Fireplace

John D. Rockefeller III, residence at 252 E. 52nd St., New York City. ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

John D. Rockefeller III, residence at 252 E. 52nd St., New York City. To statue of horse

John D. Rockefeller III, residence at 252 E. 52nd St., New York City. ...

Annotation: for Interiors magazine. Public domain photograph - New York, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Building at the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming

Building at the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in Grand Teton Nation...

Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Other relatively small portions of the scenic park spill into Montana and Idaho. The site was originally known as the JY Ranch, a dude... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Triad-Day Mountain Bridge, Spanning Park Loop Road at Triad-Day Mountain Pass, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Triad-Day Mountain Bridge, Spanning Park Loop Road at Triad-Day Mounta...

Significance: This structure provides a grade separation between the Park Loop Road and the Day Mountain Carriage Road, allowing carriage road users to cross the busy park motor road in safety. The stone-faced... More

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N258 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-A

Jordan Pond Gate Lodge, Park Loop Road, 1 mile north of Seal Harbor, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Jordan Pond Gate Lodge, Park Loop Road, 1 mile north of Seal Harbor, S...

Significance: Like its counterpart near what used to be called Brown Mountain, the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge was built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1931. It too was designed by Grosvenor Atterbury in the same F... More

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Valencia & Sevilla Streets, Saint Augustine, St. Johns County, FL

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church, Valencia & Sevilla Streets, Sain...

Significance: The Memorial Presbyterian Church was donated in 1890 to the St. Augustine First Presbyterian Church by Henry M. Flagler as a memorial to his recently deceased daughter. Flagler, a millionaire phi... More

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Significance: Kykuit captures our attention because of the man who lived there. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., lived through twenty-five American presidents; his entrepreneurship changed American business and indust... More

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Significance: Kykuit captures our attention because of the man who lived there. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., lived through twenty-five American presidents; his entrepreneurship changed American business and indust... More

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Significance: Kykuit captures our attention because of the man who lived there. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., lived through twenty-five American presidents; his entrepreneurship changed American business and indust... More

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Significance: Kykuit captures our attention because of the man who lived there. John D. Rockefeller, Sr., lived through twenty-five American presidents; his entrepreneurship changed American business and indust... More

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor,...

Significance: In many ways the carriage and motor roads of Acadia National Park appear quite distinct. Signs, grade separations, and two picturesque gatehouses remind today's visitors that these two systems we... More

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor,...

Significance: In many ways the carriage and motor roads of Acadia National Park appear quite distinct. Signs, grade separations, and two picturesque gatehouses remind today's visitors that these two systems we... More

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Roads & Bridges, Mount Desert Island, Bar Harbor,...

Significance: In many ways the carriage and motor roads of Acadia National Park appear quite distinct. Signs, grade separations, and two picturesque gatehouses remind today's visitors that these two systems we... More

St. Paul Episcopal Church of East Cleveland, 15837 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

St. Paul Episcopal Church of East Cleveland, 15837 Euclid Avenue, East...

2003 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Honorable Mention Significance: Saint Paul Episcopal Church (1843) is the oldest remaining structure in East Cleveland, Ohio. In its 160 year life, the church has gone through ma... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road, Between Gatlinburg, TN & Cherokee, NC, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park Roads & Bridges, Newfound Gap Road...

Significance: Newfound Gap Road is the central transportation artery in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is the only road to cross the park from north to south, connecting the two major entrances at Gat... More

President Thomas's little joke / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

President Thomas's little joke / Ehrhart., Political Cartoon

Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with at center a group of six men, among them John D. Rockefeller and E.B. Thomas, warming themselves by a stove labeled "Standard Oil"; the vignette at bottom left shows A... More

He bobs up serenely / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain image

He bobs up serenely / Keppler. - Political cartoon, public domain imag...

Illustration shows J. Pierpont Morgan labeled "Flim Flam Journalism", John D. Rockefeller labeled "Flim Flam Business", and Edward H. Harriman labeled "Flim Flam Politics" gathered around a table watching a toy... More

The American Uriah Heep / K with apologies.

The American Uriah Heep / K with apologies.

Illustration shows John D. Rockefeller as Uriah Heep, the character from the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens; two logbooks on the floor at his feet are titled "Competitor Business" and "Rebate Schedu... More

Patient at "Sea Breeze Jr." - Public domain portrait photograph

Patient at "Sea Breeze Jr." - Public domain portrait photograph

Photo shows "Junior Sea Breeze" a summer hospital for babies run by the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, supported by John D. Rockefeller. The hospital was located at 64th Street and the Eas... More

Garden and house at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by William Welles Bosworth

Garden and house at Kijkuit, John D. Rockefeller's estate, designed by...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Bouck White arrested, George Grantham Bain Collection

Bouck White arrested, George Grantham Bain Collection

Photograph shows the arrest of minister and socialist Bouck White (1874-1951), who was detained for disrupting a service at Calvary Baptist Church, West 57th Street, New York City, the church where John D. Rock... More

Bouck White arrested - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Bouck White arrested - Glass negative photogrpah. Public domain.

Photograph shows the arrest of minister and socialist Bouck White (1874-1951), who was detained for disrupting a service at Calvary Baptist Church, West 57th Street, New York City, the church where John D. Rock... More

Veteran women pilots now with government. Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. These four well known women pilots seem content to be grounded for awhile. They are now with the Bureau of Air Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce, and their jobs consists of cooperating with cities and towns throughout the United States in arranging for the marking of roof tape to guide airmen. Blanche Noyes, who took John D. Rockefeller, Jr., for his first and only trip in the air, is the latest to join the group, assuming her duties this morning. Left to right: Louise Thaden, Helen McCloskey, Blanche Noyes and Helen Richey

Veteran women pilots now with government. Washington, D.C., Aug. 14. T...

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Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. The old courthouse erected in 1770

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

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Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the eighteenth century which was reconstructed and restored to its original state by John D. Rockefeller Jr. during the 1930s. The sign of the Golden Ball, erected between 1720 and 1735, before restoration

Williamsburg, Virginia. The capitol of the Virginia colony during the ...

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Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Acadia National Park Motor Roads, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Significance: Motorists visiting Acadia National Park enjoy a variety of experiences on the park's acclaimed road system. The principal park road is the Park Loop Road, a 20-mile circuit around the eastern hal... More

Amphitheater Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Amphitheater Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Amphitheater Bridge, Spanning Little Harbor Brook on Amphitheater Road...

Significance: The largest bridge on the Rockefeller carriage road system, Amphitheater Bridge carries the Amphitheater section of the Sargent Mountain road over Little Harbor Brook in one of Acadia National Par... More

New Eagle Lake Road Bridge, Spanning New Eagle Lake Road on Paradise Hill Road, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, ME

New Eagle Lake Road Bridge, Spanning New Eagle Lake Road on Paradise H...

Significance: This structure provides a grade separation between the Paradise Hill Road and the New Eagle Lake Road. The New Eagle Lake Road curves underneath the bridge while the bridge itself crosses the ro... More

Stanley Brook Bridge, Spanning Stanley Brook, Stanley Brook Motor Road, & Seaside Trail on Barr Hill-Day Mountain Carriage Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Stanley Brook Bridge, Spanning Stanley Brook, Stanley Brook Motor Road...

Significance: The triple-arched Stanley Brook Bridge spans Stanley Brook, the Stanley Brook Road connecting Seal Harbor with the Park Loop Road, and the historic Seaside Path bridle trail. One of the most form... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park Loop Road, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Otter Creek Cove Bridge & Causeway, Spanning Otter Creek Cove on Park ...

Significance: The triple-arched Otter Cove Causeway spans Otter Cove, connecting Otter Point with the Blackwoods section of the park. One of the most impressive structures along the Park Loop Motor Road, the c... More

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills, Westchester County, NY

Kykuit, John D. Rockefeller, Sr. House, 200 Lake Road, Pocantico Hills...

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N258 Survey number: HABS NY-6334-A

Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH

Rockefeller Building, 614 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County,...

Significance: The Rockefeller Building, built between 1903 and 1905, was the first large building employing a structural steel skeleton to be erected in Cleveland. A feature of this early skyscraper, which woul... More

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, N...

Significance: Built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to deter motorists from entering his carriage road system, Acadia's gate lodges are two of the most unique structures on Mount Desert Island. They were designed ... More

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, N...

Significance: Built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to deter motorists from entering his carriage road system, Acadia's gate lodges are two of the most unique structures on Mount Desert Island. They were designed ... More

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, Northeast Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Brown Mountain Gate Lodge, Maine Route 3, 1/2 mile north of Asticou, N...

Significance: Built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to deter motorists from entering his carriage road system, Acadia's gate lodges are two of the most unique structures on Mount Desert Island. They were designed ... More

Jordan Pond Gate Lodge, Park Loop Road, 1 mile north of Seal Harbor, Seal Harbor, Hancock County, ME

Jordan Pond Gate Lodge, Park Loop Road, 1 mile north of Seal Harbor, S...

Significance: Like its counterpart near what used to be called Brown Mountain, the Jordan Pond Gate Lodge was built by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in 1931. It too was designed by Grosvenor Atterbury in the same F... More

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