John D. Rockefeller, "King of the World," Puck Magazine, 1901.


John D. Rockefeller as a king presiding over a landscape that he has devastated. On his crown are the tools of his empire. Four railroads, including the Reading RR and Lehigh Valley RR., encircle his crown, which is topped by oil derricks and holding tanks.
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In 1901 Puck published this political cartoon depicting John D. Rockefeller as a king presiding over a landscape that he has devastated. On his crown are the tools of his empire: four railroads–including Pennsylvania's Reading and Lehigh Valley R.R.s– encircle his crown, which is topped by oil derricks and holding tanks.