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
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.”
