William & Ida McKinley Postcards

Object/Artifact

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Name/Title

William & Ida McKinley Postcards

Entry/Object ID

2016.2.101

Description

Postcards. Two postcards framed under glass with styrofoam around it for protection. The top postcard has a picture of McKinley's Monument in Canton, Ohio. In the lower left corner is a photograph of William McKinley, while a photograph of Ida McKinley is located in the lower right hand corner. There is a caption written on it that reads "National McKinley Memorial with Portraits of Pres. and Mrs. McKinley, Canton, Ohio." The lower postcard is a photograph of William and Ida facing each other. The caption below his photo reads "Hon. William McKinley," and below hers "Mrs. McKinley." The top postcard measures 5 1/2" x 3 1/2," and the bottom postcard measures 6" x 4 1/2." The total measurement is 8" x 10."

Collection

Blaney

Acquisition

Accession

2016.2.0

Source or Donor

Eileen B. Blaney

Acquisition Method

Gift