Beautiful Fairy Tale political cartoon, 1908

John D. Rockefeller sits on a rocking chair and recounts a "fairy tale" to a child sitting on his lap. The child is labeled "common people." In the fairy tale, Rockefeller defends Standard Oil and his business practices.

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Main Author: Johnson, Herbert, 1878-1946 (Creator)
Collection:Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection (#3133)
Date:1908-11-20
Alternate Date:November 20, 1908
Extent:1 loose page
Box Number:Box 2
Folder Number:Folder 9
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Wanamaker, Thomas B., 1865-1908
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/11734
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title Beautiful Fairy Tale political cartoon, 1908
spellingShingle Beautiful Fairy Tale political cartoon, 1908
Johnson, Herbert, 1878-1946
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title_txt_mv Beautiful Fairy Tale political cartoon, 1908
date_txt_mv 1908-11-20
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description John D. Rockefeller sits on a rocking chair and recounts a &quot;fairy tale&quot; to a child sitting on his lap. The child is labeled &quot;common people.&quot; In the fairy tale, Rockefeller defends Standard Oil and his business practices.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; John D. Rockefeller was an American businessman, philanthropist and founder of Standard Oil. In the 1870s and 1880s, Rockefeller drove all his competitors out of business and monopolized the U.S. petroleum industry. In 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt launched a major anti-trust suit which targeted Rockefeller&#39;s Standard Oil. In May 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court declared Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Law and dissolved the company. Despite the Supreme Court&#39;s decision, Rockefeller continued to amass a fortune and is considered one of the wealthiest men in US history.
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