McKinley Monument, Buffalo, N.Y. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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McKinley Monument, Buffalo, N.Y. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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McKinley Monument, Buffalo, N.Y.
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The subject here is the McKinley Monument, an obelisk set in a plaza in Buffalo, New York, honoring President William McKinley. McKinley was shot at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in September 1901 and died within the week, so the city became the site of his memorial. This view, made around 1908, is a large 8 x 10 inch glass dry plate negative from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm known for documenting American towns, parks, and monuments in the early twentieth century. Its survival in the Library of Congress collection gives a clear record of how the square looked soon after the memorial was built.
| Created / published | c1908. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in. |
| Genre | Dry plate negatives. |
| Notes | Corresponding glass transparency (with same series code) available on videodisc frame 1A-30910. No. 199 Clif." on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 070292. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949." |
| Subjects | McKinley, William,--1843-1901--Monuments. Monuments & memorials. Plazas. Obelisks.United States--New York (State)--Buffalo. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection |
| Original scan | 973 × 789 px |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-DET-71878 |
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