Description: President William McKinley giving his last speech before he was assassinated, Buffalo, New York, September 5, 1901. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00501
Subjects: Presidents--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: Buffalo (New York); Erie County (New York)
 

Description: Front page of the Columbus Dispatch announcing the death of President William McKinley, September 14, 1901. Just six months after his inauguration for a second term as president, McKinley was visiting the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 1, 1901, when he was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz during a public reception. Though he initially appeared to be recovering well, his health took a turn for the worse and he succumbed to his injuries in the early morning hours of September 14th. His death meant the third successful presidential assassination in our country’s history, and the second for a president from Ohio. In the wake of McKinley's assassination, memorials to the fallen president abounded, including the creation of the McKinley Memorial in Canton, Ohio, completed in 1907. Two of his lasting contributions include far more vigilant security for U.S. presidents over the past century, and the selection of the red carnation as Ohio’s state flower in 1904. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P245_B01F19_001
Subjects: McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Assassinations; Newspapers
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Buffalo (New York);
 

Description: This automobile engine assembly line used chain made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. This photograph depicts an engine plant owned by the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, Buffalo, New York, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01506
Subjects: Conveying machinery; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Buffalo (New York)
 

Description: This automobile assembly line used chain made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. This photograph depicts an automobile assembly plant owned by the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, Buffalo, New York, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01507
Subjects: Automobiles; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Buffalo (New York)
 

Description: This automobile assembly line used chain made by the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, Columbus, Ohio. This photograph depicts an automobile assembly plant owned by the Chevrolet Motor Car Company, Buffalo, New York, 1928. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01508
Subjects: Automobiles; Ohio Economy--Economy--Business
Places: Buffalo (New York)
 

Description: This photograph shows the west entrance to the Ohio Statehouse from a slight elevation. The McKinley Memorial can be seen in part, in the center foreground. The McKinley Memorial, located at the West entrance of Capitol Square, sits overlooking High Street at the site of the Old Neil House where he and his wife lived while in Columbus. An arc with a center pedestal is surmounted by a bronze statue of heroic size representing the martyred President, William McKinley, delivering his last address at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York in 1901. Bronze groups of allegorical figures at each end of the arc are connected with the pedestal by a granite bench. The memorial, sculptured by H.A. McNeil, was unveiled September 14, 1906, five years after the 25th President's assassination. Costs totaled $50,000 which came from legislation and public donations. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_008_1
Subjects: Capitol buildings; Memorials--Ohio; Capitol Square District (Columbus, Ohio); Governors--Ohio; Ohio. House of Representatives; Ohio. Senate; Walter, Henry; Sculpture, McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of future president William McKinley while he was a 1st Lieutenant in the 23rd O.V.I., ca. 1863-1865. McKinley was the twenty-fifth president of the United States. He was born on January 29, 1843, in Niles, Ohio. For a brief period he attended Allegheny College and then taught school. In 1861 he enlisted as a private in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E, under the command of Rutherford B. Hayes. In 1865 he left the service as a brevet rank of Major. He studied law in Ohio and New York and was admitted to the bar in 1867. He opened a law practice in Canton, Ohio, and in 1869 became a prosecuting attorney of Stark County. He married Ida Saxton on January 25, 1871. From 1876 to 1890 he served as a Republican representative in the United States Congress. He served as governor of Ohio from 1891 to 1896. In 1896 he was elected President of the United States and led the nation as commander in chief during the Spanish-American War. McKinley was elected to a second term in 1900. Unfortunately, his second term was cut short when McKinley was assassinated in 1901 while attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P399_001_01
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Military Ohio; Civil War; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry (O.V.I.)
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This flag was designed in 1901 for the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. It flew over the expositions Ohio Building and was designed by the buildings architect, John Eisenmann of Cleveland. In 1902, a bill was enacted and by May 9, 1902 the design was signed into law as the state flag of Ohio. The flag is held in the Ohio Historical Society History Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00780
Subjects: Flags--Ohio; Ohio History--State and Local Government
 

Description: This image of the William McKinley Monument, located in Canton, Ohio, shows the monument’s front exterior. A man and a woman are descending the steps (108) that lead to the memorial building. The monument’s dome and the statue dominate the view. William McKinley, Jr. (1843-1901), was president of the United States from March 1897 to September 1901. He was born in Niles, Ohio, but spent much of his life in Canton, Ohio. Early in his second term, in summer 1901, McKinley embarked on a cross-country tour during which he stopped in Buffalo, New York, to give a speech at the Pan American Exposition. Leon Czolgosz shot and fatally wounded the president during his visit to the exposition. McKinley died eight days later, on September 14, 1901. Formed after the president’s death, the McKinley Memorial Association helped raise the funds to build this memorial. The remains of McKinley, his wife, Ida Saxton McKinley, and two of their children are interred inside the memorial. Construction began on the memorial in 1905. Designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle, the monument has two domes. One dome, which is fifty feet in diameter and seventy-five feet high, is known as the interior dome. The exterior dome is seventy-five feet in diameter and ninety-five feet high. President Theodore Roosevelt, who became president upon McKinley's death, dedicated the memorial on September 30, 1907. Located next to the McKinley National Memorial is the William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum, which contains one of the largest collections of McKinley artifacts. The image was among the photographs produced by the Federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1935 and 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06395
Subjects: McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Canton (Ohio); William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum; National Register of Historic Places; United States. Work Progress Administration
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Handwritten on reverse: "McKinley Memorial - Canton, Ohio." The McKinley Monument is located at 800 Monument Drive NW, adjacent to Westlawn Cemetery. It is a large granite structure, partly resembling in its lines and setting the Taj Mahal of India and, to a lesser degree, the tomb of Hadrian. In the foreground is a lagoon, built in four sections, each one a few feet higher than the one below, and flanked on both sides by tree-shaded walks. The building is in the form of a large cylinder capped with two domes. One dome, which is fifty feet in diameter and seventy-five feet high, is known as the interior dome. The exterior dome is seventy-five feet in diameter and ninety-five feet high. Less than halfway up the steps is the bronze figure of McKinley, one hand in his trousers pocket, the other holding a sheaf of papers. The bodies of McKinley, his wife Ida Saxton McKinley, and two infant daughters rest within the mausoleum. Here are also many McKinley relics. The tomb is constantly decorated by wreaths and flowers sent by individuals and organizations from all over the country. To honor McKinley, schoolchildren from across the United States donated money to build the McKinley National Memorial in Canton. The McKinley Memorial Association, formed after the president's death, helped raise the funds. Harold Van Buren Magonigle designed the McKinley National Memorial. Construction began on the memorial in 1905. Workers used over two million bricks in the tomb's construction. President Theodore Roosevelt, who became president upon McKinley's death, dedicated the memorial on September 30, 1907. William McKinley, Jr., was president of the United States from March 1897 to September 1901. McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, but he spent much of his life in Canton, Ohio. Leon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot. McKinley was the second president from Ohio to be assassinated. He also was the third president from Ohio to not survive his term in office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B09F10_033_1
Subjects: Mausoleums--United States; Monuments & memorials--Ohio--Canton--1900-1910; McKinley National Memorial (Canton, Ohio); Canton, O. McKinley statue; Magonigle, H. Van Buren (Harold Van Buren), 1867-1935
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken of crowds during the unveiling of the McKinley Memorial on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, September 14th, 1906. William McKinley (1843-1901) was born in Niles, Ohio, but lived much of his life in Canton. He served as a U.S. Senator for Stark County and as Governor of Ohio before being elected president in 1896, and had just been elected to a second term in 1901 when he was assassinated by Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York. The memorial, erected on the west side of Capitol Square and constructed of bronze and granite by sculptor Hermon Atkins MacNeil, drew over 50,000 people to its unveiling. Also present at the ceremony was guest of honor Alice Roosevelt Longworth, daughter of McKinley's vice president, Theodore Roosevelt. This image comes from a collection assembled in March 1929 by the F. & R. Lazarus Company to mark its 78th anniversary. The photographs and materials assembled in a scrapbook represented the origins and growth of Columbus since 1803. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P92_B01_F10_185
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--19th century; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio Statehouse (Columbus, Ohio)
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Caption reads: "Niehaus Statue of William McKinley, in front of Memorial, Canton." The McKinley Monument is located at 800 Monument Drive NW, adjacent to Westlawn Cemetery. It is a large granite structure, partly resembling in its lines and setting the Taj Mahal of India and, to a lesser degree, the tomb of Hadrian. In the foreground is a lagoon, built in four sections, each one a few feet higher than the one below, and flanked on both sides by tree-shaded walks. The building is in the form of a large cylinder capped with two domes. One dome, which is fifty feet in diameter and seventy-five feet high, is known as the interior dome. The exterior dome is seventy-five feet in diameter and ninety-five feet high. Less than halfway up the steps is the bronze figure of McKinley, one hand in his trousers pocket, the other holding a sheaf of papers. The bodies of McKinley, his wife Ida Saxton McKinley, and two infant daughters rest within the mausoleum. Here are also many McKinley relics. The tomb is constantly decorated by wreaths and flowers sent by individuals and organizations from all over the country. To honor McKinley, schoolchildren from across the United States donated money to build the McKinley National Memorial in Canton. The McKinley Memorial Association, formed after the president's death, helped raise the funds. Harold Van Buren Magonigle designed the McKinley National Memorial. Construction began on the memorial in 1905. Workers used over two million bricks in the tomb's construction. President Theodore Roosevelt, who became president upon McKinley's death, dedicated the memorial on September 30, 1907. William McKinley, Jr., was president of the United States from March 1897 to September 1901. McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio, but he spent much of his life in Canton, Ohio. Leon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. McKinley died on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot. McKinley was the second president from Ohio to be assassinated. He also was the third president from Ohio to not survive his term in office. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B02F02_027_1
Subjects: Mausoleums--United States; Monuments & memorials--Ohio--Canton--1900-1910; McKinley National Memorial (Canton, Ohio); Canton, O. McKinley statue; Magonigle, H. Van Buren (Harold Van Buren), 1867-1935
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)