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Elbert H. Gary gdynets.webng.com/bio.htm and www.dupageheritage.org/yps/gary.html Gary, Indiana was named after him. He was "DuPage County Judge before the turn of the century, when it was considered a public service that prominent lawyers accepted. Mr. Gary was elected to a first term in 1884 and served a second term from 1888 until 1892. Curiously, for the remainder of his long life, he was always addressed as 'Judge Gary' even by his friend, President Theodore Roosevelt, and other national leaders." He was a principal in United States Steel Corporation when it was founded in 1901. "Judge" Gary remained the chief executive officer of the United States Steel Corporation until the day of his death more than twenty-six years later.

Quite the man! Wonderful portrait! Thanks for the fascinating history. -- Seen in my contacts' photos. (?)

Elbert Henry Gary (October 8, 1846 – August 15, 1927) was an American lawyer, county judge and corporate officer. He was a key founder of U.S. Steel in 1901, bringing together partners J. P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab. The city of Gary, Indiana, a steel town, was named for him when it was founded in 1906. When trust busting President Theodore Roosevelt said that Gary was head of the steel trust, Gary considered it a compliment. The two men communicated in a non-confrontational way unlike Roosevelt's relationship with leaders of other trusts. Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbert_Henry_Gary

Great portrait and great info from others... thanks!!! A link to a song to go with it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ILt3wNTZ7Q

Thank you swanq and Richard Arthur Norton for providing background information on Elbert Gary. We'll fill in his name in the record the next time we update.

Looks like it says "Lindabury," and the picture is almost certainly related to this article: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9403E3DE173FE633A... All four of these men are named in the article as important players in a lawsuit to break up U.S. Steel.

An earlier NYT article from May 7, 1912 query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9C06EEDC153CE6... has pictures of Brown, Dickinson, and Lindabury.

Thanks for the additional information. We'll update the source data with a probable date range for this.

Richard Vliet Lindabury (1850-1925), was the chief counsel for the steel corporation Henry P. Brown, the special examiner Colton J. M. Dickinson, the US prosecuting attorney "Hearings in the Government's suit for the dissolution of the United States Steel Corporation were begun yesterday before Henry T. Brown, the examiner appointed by the Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey, in Room 210 of the Custom House. " Here is the article mentioned above:

He doesn't look like one of the richest people in the world.

Date written on negative is 10/19/12. NYT of October 20, 1912 query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=980CE4D6113AE633A... reported that Carnegie had arrived back from his summer holiday in Scotland on the White Star Liner, the Baltic.

swanq: Thanks! We'll fix the date in the source data and reload the description.

The fact that Carnegie doesn't look like one of the richest people in the world is why he was able to become so rich. He focused on his work, not on his social standing. He concentrated on constantly having an advantage over all of the competition.