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Gilded Age: Quick Facts

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Date c. 1871 - c. 1880
Location United States

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Portrait of John D. Rockefeller, 1884, wearing a dark suit, white collar, and patterned tie, looking directly at the camera with a neutral expression.
John D. Rockefeller
American industrialist
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
American financier
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
American industrialist and philanthropist [1794ā€“1877]
Leland Stanford
Leland Stanford
American politician and industrialist