Newspaper clipping of a story of Samuel J. Bonham one of the last witnesses to the McKinley assassination

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McKinley Birthplace Museum

Front: Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 12.5" by 5.25"; Origformat: Other
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Copyright: McKinley Museum; Origsize: 12.5" by 5.25"; Origformat: Other

Name/Title

Newspaper clipping of a story of Samuel J. Bonham one of the last witnesses to the McKinley assassination

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.540

Scope and Content

This is a newspaper clipping from the Columbus Evening Dispatch. It features a picture of Samuel J. Bonham looking at reproductions of the dispatch of when President McKinley was shot 70 years prior. The story covers he believed he was the only person left alive at the time who had witnessed the assassination and his experience in witnessing it. Part of the story is missing. It was written by Dan Clancy.

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL