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On Hazardous Business

Permanent ID:
12239
Language:
English
Date:
November 23 1908
Image Description:
Image depicts a "Standard Oil" snake coiled around Uncle Sam. The snake has several tails, which are labeled "Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma," and "Texas." On the head of the snake, the cartoonist has drawn the face of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil.
Rockefeller drove all his competitors out of business and created a monopoly of the US petroleum industry. In 1908, the United States government launched a major anti-trust suit which targeted Rockefeller's company. In May 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court declared Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and dismantled the company.
 
Format:
Clippings; Political cartoons
Publisher:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Collection:
Historical Society of Pennsylvania cartoons and caricatures collection
Related People or Organizations:
Marius de Zayas, 1880-1961 (artist)
Biunno, Diane (Transcribed by)
Biunno, Diane (Encoded by)
Historical Society of Pennsylvania (repository)
John D. Rockefeller, Sr., 1839-1937 (depicted)
Standard Oil Company (depicted)
Warburton, Barclay Harding, 1866-1954 (publisher)
Evening telegraph (publisher)