Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2244, Break The News To Mother!

Publication

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front: Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 11 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.; Origformat: Artifact
Front

Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 11 1/4 x 16 3/8 in.; Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2244, "Break The News To Mother!"

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.359

Description

An issue of Leslie's Weekly Illustrated, Vol. LXXXVII No. 2244, it was copyrighted by the Arkell Publishing Company in New York on September 15, 1898. The front cover features an image of a young man dying in a military hospital with the title "Break The News To Mother!" The caption reads, "The Dying Hero's Last Message-A Pathetic Incident Of Soldier-Life At Camp, Montauk Point."

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL