Entrepreneur who entered the oil industry at the age of twenty-four and worked ruthlessly to unify it into the Standard Oil Trust. Dignified vintage sepia 4.25 x 7.75 photo of Rockefeller seated at a desk, signed in the lower border in pencil. Also signed by the photographer, Edward Farr, and dated 1911. Double matted and framed to an overall size of 10.75 x 14.75. Scattered light toning and light overall spotting to image, otherwise fine condition. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
