The Dark Story of Eastman Mansions: How Kodak's Founder Built a Private Empire

Описание: 900 East Avenue Rochester New York 35,000 sq ft 50 rooms completed 1905 George Eastman lived alone 27 years. July 12 1854 born father died 1862 family penniless mother took boarders. 1888 patented Kodak camera "You press the button we do rest" 1892 Eastman Kodak Company 1900 Brownie $1 1913 market value $175M never married lived with mother died 1907. 1902 purchased 8.5 acres architects J. Foster Warner William Rutherford Mead landscape Alling Stephen DeForest fireproof concrete $335K 1917 Aeolian organ 6,175 pipes never smiled until age 40. Philanthropy $100M lifetime 1939 Kodak employed 1 Black person funded Black schools excluded employment. Late 1920s spinal disease March 14 1932 note "To my friends my work is done—Why wait?" shot himself age 77. 1948 donated University Rochester 1949 George Eastman Museum world's oldest photography museum 1966 National Historic Landmark 100K visitors annually.

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