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[William McKinley, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right] – Antique Photo Print

[William McKinley, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right], c1898. — historic photograph
[William McKinley, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right], c1898.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(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 [William McKinley, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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[William McKinley, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing right]

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Seated at a desk and turned toward the right, William McKinley appears here in a half-length view rather than the standing pose common in formal portraits of the period. The photograph is dated to about 1898, when McKinley was serving as president and the country was at war with Spain. Its record notes a U.S. Copyright Office registration, which suggests the image was made for wide public distribution. Portraits like this helped shape how Americans came to know their presidents.

Created / publishedc1898.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePortrait photographs 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900.
Notes16827 U.S. Copyright Office.
SubjectsMcKinley, William,--1843-1901.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,287 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-180399

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