SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH

New York: Doubleday, Page & Company, 1909. Illustrated Edition. Photograph. Small chip to upper right corner; short tear and slight crease at top center; some light brown spots to upper left, mover visible on verso. Very Good with a Fine, large signature. A 7-1/2" x 9-1/2" black-and-white original photograph of an elderly Rockefeller seated at his desk in the act of writing. SIGNED on the verso of the photo in ink "John D. Rockefeller" with the stamp of Rockefeller's personal press cameraman, "C [Curt]. E. Engelbrecht, Ormond Beach, Fa." Also written at the bottom of the verso of the photograph is the following: "A very fine likeness of a friend of many years--taken in his ninety fourth year--yours cordially [?]."

Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil, was the wealthiest American ever. When he died, his fortune approximated 1/65th of the Gross National Product. In comparison, Elon Musk's wealth is a fraction of the GNP. (Inventory #: 021969)