Andrew Carnegie and wife Louise Whitfield ~ 1913

Eddie Jackson’s list of subjects to shoot included the richest man in the world –Andrew Carnegie, who by accident, he happened to see one day leaving his offices in New York City. Approaching Mr. Carnegie and his wife Louise, he courteously asked if he could take their photograph—and
would Mr. Carnegie kindly remove
his bowler hat for the image. They both assented, and smiled warmly for the camera. This photograph is from Eddie Jackson’s personal archives and
has never before been published.

Andrew Carnegie was the leading developer of American industry and almost single handedly, built the formidable American steel industry in the late 19th century. Born in Scotland in 1835, the son of a weaver, Andrew’s mother, fearing for the survival of the family, borrowed enough money for the three of them to come to America. Steel is where Carnegie found his fortune when he built Carnegie Steel Company—the company became the most profitable enterprise in the world. By 1900 Carnegie Steel produced more steel

Andrew Carnegie and wife
than all of Great Britain. That was the same year that J.P. Morgan mounted a major challenge to the steel industry. Carnegie decided to sell his company to Morgan and wrote the asking prince on a piece of paper and had it delivered to him. Morgan accepted without hesitation. The price was $480 million dollars! Morgan said to Carnegie when they finished their deal “you are now the richest man in the world.” When Andrew Carnegie died in 1919 he had given away over $350 million dollars to be used for helping others to help themselves.

From Carnegie’s personal memos:
“It is the mind that makes the body rich. There is no class so pitiably wretched as that which possesses money and nothing else.”

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Link to Wikipedia - Edward N. Jackson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Jackson_(photographer)

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