McKinley Memorial Day Portrait Plaque
- Title:
- McKinley Memorial Day Portrait Plaque
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
- Political Figure:
- McKinley, William, American (1843-1901), President
- Date:
- ca. 1901-1910
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0177
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0177.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- paperwork (records)
wall hangings
bas-reliefs (sculpture)
portraits
advertisements
cultural artifacts - Materials/Techniques:
- Paper
Cardboard
Pressing - Subject:
- Paperwork
Wall hangings
Bas-reliefs
Portraits
Advertisements
McKinley, William
Politics
Commemoratives
Events
Holidays
Memorial Day
Cigars
Merchandise
Marketing
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Deaths
Memory
Presidents - Measurement:
- 24.13 x 33.02 (Plaque) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Item consists of a bas-relief paper portrait mounted on cardboard backing
backing is currently in poor condition. Sticker mounted on the lower right of item indicates that the manufacturer, the Woodward & Tiernan Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, termed the item an Art Bas-Relief. Item donor Susan H. Douglas's notes indicate inscription to the lower left read Memorial Day Souvenir / of the / Cuba Big Brother Cigarros
only part of the inscription has been preserved. The item is undated, but since it is a Memorial Day item is likely to post-date McKinley's assassination in 1901. - 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.