Description: This is postcard of Hotel Onesto in Canton, Ohio. Hotel Onesto was created by Francis A. Onesto in 1930. He wanted a hotel design to rival those in large cities. Today the hotel is home to luxury apartments. In 1982, the hotel was added to the National Register of Historic Places. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_010_001
Subjects: Hotels--History; Postcards--Ohio--Canton; National Register of Historic Places; Canton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Canton (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Stark Co. Courthouse, Canton, O." This is a photograph of the Stark County Courthouse in downtown Canton, Ohio. The courthouse was built in 1895 and is the third courthouse to occupy this site. It is an example of Beaux-Arts architecture and is divided into four stories, with the first story using the Roman arch as its motif. In 1992 the courthouse went through a major renovation at a cost of $11 million dollars through a combination of funding provided by the County Commissioners and local private foundations. There was a rededication ceremony on September 16, 1995. The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_001_001
Subjects: Beaux-Arts Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Courthouses--Ohio; Canton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Canton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; National Register of Historic Places; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Bottom of post card reads "Site of McKinley Home." This is postcard of Mercy Hospital in Canton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_008_001
Subjects: Hospitals--Ohio; Canton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Postcards--Ohio--Canton; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "District #5, 902 Municipal Bldg. Akron, Ohio. November 19, 1937. Public Square, Canton, Ohio, looking north on Market Ave. County courthouse does not show but is on the immediate left. Stark Co." This photograph depicts downtown Canton, Ohio looking north from Market Avenue in the Public Square. There is a Gray's Drug Store on the left hand side of the street and a Lowe's and "Man's Store" on the right. Many trolly lines are visible above the streets and cars make their way through downtown. Canton is also home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the McKinley National Memorial, the William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum, and the First Ladies National Historic Site. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_002_001
Subjects: Canton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Central business districts; Canton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is postcard of the U.S. Post Office and Ohio Power Co. building in Canton, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_009_001
Subjects: Canton (Ohio)--History--Pictorial works; Postcards--Ohio--Canton; Post office buildings Ohio; Ohio Government; Post offices; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Postal service; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a postcard of the McKinley Home Church located at 120 Cleveland Ave. in Canton, Ohio. The church is now home to the First Methodist Episcopal Church. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B13F07_011_001
Subjects: Postcards--Ohio--Canton; Canton (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Churches--Ohio; Canton (Ohio)--History; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project.
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of future President William McKinley, ca. 1870-1879. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00500
Subjects: Canton (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Portrait of William McKinley, ca. 1890-1899. McKinley was the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. McKinley was also a Civil War veteran and served as Governor of Ohio from 1892-1896. In the Civil War he was in the 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry with another future President, Rutherford B. Hayes. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00513
Subjects: Canton (Ohio); Ohio History--State and Local Government
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: William and Ida McKinley at Senator Marcus Hanna's residence "Glenmere", July 25, 1894. Hanna served as the campaign manager for McKinley's election, and his Glenmere estate, in the Cleveland neighborhood of Edgewater near the shore of Lake Erie, was an important social and political destination, including for the operation of McKinley's presidential campaign. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00245
Subjects: Canton (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents' spouses -- United States; First ladies
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph taken of a parade on Market Street in Canton, Ohio, during William McKinley's presidential campaign in 1896. The Courtney Studio was a photography studio operated in Canton by Sherwin V. and Margaret M. Courtney. Born in Niles, Ohio, in 1843, William McKinley eventually opened a law practice in Canton after returning from duty in the Civil War. Prior to becoming president in 1897, McKinley served as Stark County's prosecuting attorney, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and governor of Ohio. He was assassinated in 1901, shortly after beginning his second term as president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P356_B09F07_001
Subjects: Canton (Ohio); McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidential campaigns; Parades--Ohio; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics;
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)