McKinley-Temple of Music Memorial Paperweight, ca. 1901
- Title:
- McKinley-Temple of Music Memorial Paperweight, ca. 1901
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Pyrophoto Co.
- Political Figure:
- McKinley, William, American (1843-1901), Deceased
- Date:
- ca. 1901
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0133
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0133.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
glassware
paperweights
portraits
photographs - Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Gelatin silver print - Subject:
- Glassware
Paperweights
Portraits
McKinley, William
Portraits
Busts
Commemoratives
Assassinations
Deaths
Exhibition buildings
Mourning
Politics
Temple of Music, Buffalo, New York
Pan-American Exposition (1901: Buffalo, New York)
Concert halls - Measurement:
- 6.0325 x 10.16 (Paperweight) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Glass paperweight contains photographic portrait of William McKinley and image of the Temple of Music from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, where McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901. Reverse bears maker's mark of Pyro Photo Mfg. Co. of New York, New York. Photograph has been affixed to the base of the glass.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.