The last portrait of McKinley, Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 5, 1901 – Antique Photo Print
(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 historic photograph of The last portrait of McKinley, Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 5, 1901 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The last portrait of McKinley, Buffalo, N.Y. Sept. 5, 1901
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Taken on September 5, 1901, the day before the shooting, this is the last portrait made of President William McKinley, who was in Buffalo to visit the Pan-American Exposition. On September 6, an anarchist named Leon Czolgosz fired on him at the fair's Temple of Music, and McKinley died eight days later. The print comes from the Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, and its caption gives the date and place that make it a somber marker in presidential history.
| Created / published | c1901 Sept. 11. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1900-1910.Photographic prints 1900-1910. |
| Notes | H8606 U.S. Copyright Office. Title and other information transcribed from caption card and item. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). No. J713-1738. Caption card tracings: PI; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,215 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-118430 |
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