113- Temple of Music (Where President McKinley was shot), Buffalo, N.Y.

Archive

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Name/Title

113- Temple of Music (Where President McKinley was shot), Buffalo, N.Y.

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.1060

Scope and Content

Postcard with a portrait of the Temple of Music in Buffalo, NY, at the Pan-American Exposition with a portrait of President McKinley sitting in the upper left hand corner, and a portrait of Ida McKinley in the upper right hand corner. The building was where President McKinley was shot on September 6th, 1901. The back reads: "Well Minnie, I have had a good time so for I am staying a day longer than I said I would, but will be home soon. Have you been down to see your paper?" Addressed to Mrs. Minnie Robets in Seville, Ohio.

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL