Rockefeller was born on July 8, 1839 in Richford, New York. At age 14, he and his family moved to Cleveland where he enrolled in Central High School and then E. G. Folsom's Commercial College. After graduating in 1855, the young Rockefeller got his first job as a bookkeeper for Hewitt & Tuttle. Although the work paid little and was difficult, it was in this job that he began to establish himself as an intelligent and reliable businessman. Because he had spent three years building this reputation, Rockefeller was able to start his first business with Maurice B. Clark at the young age of 19. | Date: ca. 1926 | Source: Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.Download Original File
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Cleveland State University. Michael Schwartz Library. Special Collections.
