The item is a postcard that shows the side and back of the McKinley Memorial including the park. The back side includes the caption, "A beautiful park in the center of the city surrounds the Memorial to William McKinley at Niles, Ohio. Near the south wing of the memorial which contains the library are seen the picturesque monument to the Civil War Veterans, a Civil War cannon and a field piece used in the World's War-'17 - '19." The item is a genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" post card.
