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Tou, Edmond (fl. 1912) [Portrait photograph of John D. Rockefeller]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05148 Author/Creator: Tou, Edmond (fl. 1912) Place Written: s.l. Type: Photograph signed Date: circa 1912 Pagination: 1 photograph : b&w ; 35 x 23 cm. Order a Copy

Signed in pencil by Rockefeller and Edmond Tou (on the plate). Image is ca. 1930, per Charles Hamilton. Note in ink on verso: "Return to: William Hoster, 281- 4th Ave, N.Y." A note in pencil from a previous owner notes "@ age 72 @ 1912," possibly referring to the date of the photo and Rockefeller's age at the time.

Tou, Edmond, fl. 1912
Rockefeller, John D. (John Davison), 1839-1937

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