The last photo ever taken of President McKinley, at Buffalo, N.Y., with John G. Milburn and Goerge B. Cortelyou, on his way [in carriage] to the Temple of Music where he was fatally wounded on Sept. 6, 1901 – Vintage 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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This rare historic photograph captures The last photo ever taken of President McKinley, at Buffalo, N.Y., with John G. Milburn and Goerge B. Cortelyou, on his way [in carriage] to the Temple of Music where he was fatally wounded on Sept. 6, 1901 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The last photo ever taken of President McKinley, at Buffalo, N.Y., with John G. Milburn and Goerge B. Cortelyou, on his way [in carriage] to the Temple of Music where he was fatally wounded on Sept. 6, 1901
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The title describes this as the last photograph taken of William McKinley, showing him in a carriage at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo with John G. Milburn, the exposition's president, and George B. Cortelyou, the president's secretary. The party was headed to the Temple of Music, where Leon Czolgosz shot McKinley on September 6, 1901. The president died eight days later. The print comes from the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, and its open grounds and carriage give a sense of the fair, which was meant to showcase commerce and industry across the Americas.
| Created / published | 1901 Sept. 6. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Title and other information transcribed from unverified, old caption card data and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. Caption card tracings: BI; Pres. I.-- Assassination; Photog. I.; NY--B-; Carriages; Exhibitions--1901; Shelf. C-, George Bruce, 1862-1940. M-, John George, 1857-1930. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,161 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-136076 |
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