In an era before glossy celebrity magazines and gossipy blogs, the rich and famous and their homes often appeared on postcards. At the height of his power, John D. Rockefeller was the richest man in the world and a public luminary, and there are numerous postcards depicting the Rockefeller family’s summer home and gatehouse at Forest Hill. Click on any of the postcards below for a larger image.
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Postcard of Rockefeller summer residence at Forest Hill in Cleveland, Ohio. Unused. Front: 12158 John D. Rockefeller Residence, "Forest Hill," Cleveland, Ohio. Copyright, 1908 by Detroit Publishing Co Back: "Phostint" card, made only by the Detroit Publishing Co. |
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Postcard of gatehouse to Rockefeller summer residence at Forest Hill in Cleveland, Ohio. Unused. Front: Entrance to Forest Hill, J. D. Rockefeller's Home, Cleveland, Ohio. Back: "PSCCo" logo (for the Souvenir Post Card Co.) with the four sides inscribed "Souvo Chrome Superior Quality." |
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Postcard of Rockefeller summer residence at Forest Hill in Cleveland, Ohio. Postmarked Jan 13, 1909, Cleveland, Ohio. Front: Rockefeller Lake and Boat House, Forest Hills, Cleveland, O. Back: 1. 613. W. G. MacFarlane, Toronto, Buffalo, Leipzig. Printed in Germany |
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Postcard of Rockefeller summer residence at Forest Hill in Cleveland, Ohio. Unused. Front: Forest Hill, John D. Rockefeller's Residence, Cleveland, Sixth City. [By 1910, Cleveland's population reached 560,663 and it became the sixth largest city in the nation. Clevelanders were proud of their city and post cards of this era carefully noted the city’s population attainment with a "Sixth City" slogan.] Back: Post Card, with "Braun-Chrome Superior Quality" logo. Published by Braun Post Card Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Made in U.S.A. |