[Pres. McKinley's Christmas turkey from life [alive, standing on top of cage?], 1900] – Antique Wall Art
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(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of [Pres. McKinley's Christmas turkey from life [alive, standing on top of cage?], 1900]. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[Pres. McKinley's Christmas turkey from life [alive, standing on top of cage?], 1900]
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A live turkey, possibly standing on top of a cage, is the subject here, shown as a Christmas gift for President William McKinley in 1900. Presidents of this period regularly received birds and other gifts from well-wishers during the holidays, and this photograph by F.W. Stiles captures one such presentation. The record's data comes from an old caption card and has not been verified, and the title's question mark about the bird's position suggests some uncertainty, so the details are worth reading with care. It offers a lighthearted glimpse of holiday life around the White House at the turn of the century.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1900 |
| Subjects | Photo by F.W. Stiles. No. 2. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Birds--Turkeys; Holidays--Christmas; Presidential Index; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,213 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-133783 |
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