- Date:
- 1910
- Original Format:
- Photographic Print
- Item#:
- 1910.0224
John D. Rockefeller With His Son
John Davidson Rockefeller, the American industrialist and philanthropist, is shown here walking with his son. He founded the Standard Oil Company in 1870 which dominated the petroleum industry. After expanding his oil empire into mining, shipping, and banking enterprises, Rockefeller's fortune ballooned and he became a philanthropist. He founded the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller University which does medical research and contributed to many other charitable organizations.