Name/Title
Display of objects related to McKinley's death and funeral.Entry/Object ID
2010.1.2066Description
Display consisting of photos, letters, and articles pertaining to McKinley's death and funeral. This display in is an ornately carved black/grey frame. The six photos across the top are hand-captioned as follows:
McKinley Home
Cleveland Grays
Street Scene
Floral Pieces at Vault
Vault and Floral Pieces
The bottom contains five images, hand-captioned as follows:
Court House -- Where Body Lay in State
Battery "A"
Church Decorations
Canton Escort Troop
School Children's Arch
Three Photos on the Left Side (not including the first photos of the top and bottom rows) are hand-captioned as follows:
Remains and Escort
Funeral Floral Pieces
Funeral Car
Three photos on the right side (not including the last photos of the top and bottom rows) are hand-captioned as follows:
Court House and Square
Funeral Train (at distance)
Street Scene
In the center of the display are the following items (left to right)
Top row:
Copy of Daily paper
A personal handwritten note
Copy of Daily Paper
bottom row:
Envelope autographed by William Jennings Bryan
note to Chrales G. Deuble thanking him in behalf of Queen Alexandra for the photos of the funeral. Note it came from Balmoral Castle
note to Charles Deuble from Ida McKinley's Secretary Healey thanking him for his thoughtful kindness (October 6th, 1902)
The back of the display is covered with brown paper, and has several places where George Bechtel's name and address are stamped.Collection
BechtelAcquisition
Accession
2010.1Source or Donor
Mr. BechtelAcquisition Method
Gift/PurchaseCredit Line
BECHTEL