President William McKinley Industrial Scenes Envelope From Miss L.L. Young to Mrs. Frank Woolf, Aug. 26, 95 (1895).

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President William McKinley Industrial Scenes Envelope. Front.: Origformat: Artifact
President William McKinley Industrial Scenes Envelope. Front.

Origformat: Artifact

Name/Title

President William McKinley Industrial Scenes Envelope From Miss L.L. Young to Mrs. Frank Woolf, Aug. 26, 95 (1895).

Entry/Object ID

2010.1.2497

Scope and Content

President William McKinley Industrial Scenes Envelope. The postmark reads "CLEVELAND, OHIO, AUG 26, 830PM, 95" (1895), and is addressed to Mrs. Frank Woolf, 23 1/2 N. Market St., Canton, Ohio." The return address is "Miss L.L. Young, 133 York St., Cleveland, Ohio." Postage is a two cent stamp of George Washington with cancellation lines through it. On the left hand side is a black and white square portrait of the President surrounded by scenes of industry: steel and iron, farming, railroads, mining. There is also a lady (possible Lady Justice) holding a branch with a shield covering her legs. The back also contains a postmark, "CANTON, OHIO, AUG 27, 6 AM, 96 (1896) REC'D." The back flap has a stamp that reads in multiple lines, "15 ENVELOPES TO ANY ADDRESS, FOR 10 CENTS, SILVER, G. R. CRAFT, SECRETARY, McKINLEY CLUB, NORTH MANCHESTER, IND.

Collection

Bechtel

Acquisition

Accession

2010.1

Source or Donor

Mr. Bechtel

Acquisition Method

Gift/Purchase

Credit Line

BECHTEL