Real estate and railroad entrepreneur and president of the Standard Oil Company (1830–1913) who set out to make Florida the ‘Newport of the South’ by providing extensive rail access and grand hotels to lure wealthy vacationers. Fountain pen signature and inscription, “With best wishes for the success of ‘Orange Memorial Hospital’ I am faithfully yours, H. M. Flagler,” on an off-white 7 x 4.5 desk calendar page dated September 20 [1901]. Nicely double suede matted and framed, with a portrait and a small plaque, to an overall size of 17 x 27.5. In fine condition, a trivial brush to one word of inscription. Oversized. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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