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: 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: The completed tomb of President William McKinley in Canton, Ohio. 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. Elected to two terms as president, McKinley's second term began as a celebration of the United States' victory in the Spanish-American War. Economic prosperity also seemed to have returned, following the Panic of 1893. The United States was involved in the Philippino Insurrection, as the nation tried to solidify its control over the Philippine Islands, but most Americans remained unconcerned with this conflict. To celebrate these accomplishments, McKinley embarked on a cross-country tour during the summer of 1901. Before returning to Washington, DC, McKinley stopped at Buffalo, New York, to give a speech at the Pan American Exposition. Leon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley at the exposition. McKinley died on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot. 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. The memorial also is a tomb, with McKinley, his wife Ida Saxton McKinley, and two of the McKinleys' children interred inside. 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. The memorial is 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. President Theodore Roosevelt, who became president upon McKinley's death, dedicated the memorial on September 30, 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07677
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidents; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

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: The McKinley Memorial Photograph, a monumental grouping of statues that honors the nation's 25th President, an Ohio native. The total cost of the monument was $50,000. 50,000 people attended the September 14th, 1906 unveiling of the monument. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B05F04B_011_1
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Architecture--Ohio--Pictorial works.; Monuments and memorials; Sculpture; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows William McKinley speaking to a crowd of visitors from the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio, during the 1896 presidential campaign. McKinley became the twenty-fifth president, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01079
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is photograph of William McKinley seated in rocking chair on the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio during his campaign for President, 1896. McKinley became the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00517
Subjects: Stark County (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: William McKinley speaking to a crowd of visitors from the front porch of his home in Canton, Ohio during the 1896 presidential campaign. McKinley became the twenty-fifth President, serving from 1897-1901. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00246
Subjects: Presidents--Election; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidential campaigns; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs depict the McKinley National Memorial built in honor of William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, who was assassinated in 1901. Two million bricks were used in the construction of the double-domed mausoleum. The first image shows the memorial in 1936, while the second shows it in 1967. The final two images depict the interior of the memorial, including the double sarcophagi made of Windsor green granite with a base of black Berlin granite. The McKinley Memorial Association was established soon after McKinley's assassination. It raised funds, chose a site, and began construction in 1905. The dedication ceremonies took place on September 30, 1907. Harold Van Buren Magonigle designed the Neoclassical Greek style memorial to reflect the simplicity and dignity of McKinley's life. The interior dome measures 50 feet in diameter and is 75 feet high. The exterior dome is 75 feet in diameter and 95 feet high. Both the interior and the exterior domes are made of pink Milford granite from Massachusetts. An inscription encircling the edge of the dome is a quotation from the president's last speech, made in Buffalo: "Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord not conflict and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace not those of war." McKinley's children Katie and Ida, who predeceased their parents, were moved from their resting places in the adjacent West Lawn Cemetery to be entombed within the double walls at the rear of the memorial. One hundred and eight steps lead to the entrance of the mausoleum, arranged in four tiers conforming to the terraces on the hill. The bronze statue of President McKinley on the steps was designed by Charles Niehaus, who created it from a photograph taken of the President making his last speech. William McKinley (1843-1901), the twenty-fifth president of the United States, was born in Niles, Ohio. He enlisted in the army at the outbreak of the Civil War and, after being mustered out, studied law and opened a law office in Canton, Ohio. McKinley served in the U.S. Congress for 14 years, and became president in 1897, largely due to the influence of Marcus Hanna, boss of the Cleveland political machine. McKinley was most noted for his foreign policy and the conduct of the Spanish-American War in 1898. It was during McKinley's administration that the U.S. acquired its first overseas possessions in the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He was re-elected in 1900, but was assassinated by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in 1901. His running mate, Theodore Roosevelt, then became president. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3234_4401958_001
Subjects: Architecture; Presidents and Politics; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidents; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Monuments & memorials; Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a baby seated on a quilt before a photograph of President William McKinley, a shotgun, and a United States flag with images of McKinley, his Vice President Theodore Roosevelt, and their campaign slogan, "Prosperity at Home, Prestige Abroad." The photograph may have been taken during the 1900 presidential campaign to show support for McKinley and Roosevelt, or to pay tribute to President McKinley after he was assassinated in September 1901. This photograph was taken by traveling photographer Albert J. Ewing, ca. 1896-1912. Like most of Ewing's work, it was likely taken in southeastern Ohio or central West Virginia. Born in 1870 in Washington County, Ohio, near Marietta, Ewing most likely began his photography career in the 1890s. The 1910 US Census and a 1912-1913 directory list him as a photographer. A negative signed "Ewing Brothers" and a picture with his younger brother, Frank, indicate that Frank may have joined the business. After 1916, directories list Albert as a salesman. He died in 1934. The Ewing Collection consists of 5,055 glass plate negatives, each individually housed and numbered. Additionally, the collection includes approximately 450 modern contact prints made from the glass plate negatives. Subjects include infants and young children, elderly people, families, school and religious groups, animals and rural scenes. In 1982, the Ohio Historical Society received the collection, still housed in the original dry plate negative boxes purchased by Albert J. Ewing. A selection of the original glass plate negatives were exhibited for the first time in 2013 at the Ohio Historical Center. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05063
Subjects: Ewing, Albert J. (1870-1934); McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Presidential campaigns; Children; Portraits
Places: Ohio; West Virginia
 

Description: Ceremony held to dedicate the memorial built in honor of assassinated President William McKinley in his hometown of Canton, Ohio, 1907. This is a modern photographic print made from the original glass plate negative in the Courtney Studio Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01082
Subjects: Monuments & memorials; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; McKinley, William, 1843-1901
Places: Canton (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows the tomb of President William McKinley under construction in Canton, Ohio. 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. Elected to two terms as president, McKinley's second term began as a celebration of the United States' victory in the Spanish-American War. Economic prosperity also seemed to have returned, following the Panic of 1893. The United States was involved in the Philippino Insurrection, as the nation tried to solidify its control over the Philippine Islands, but most Americans remained unconcerned with this conflict. To celebrate these accomplishments, McKinley embarked on a cross-country tour during the summer of 1901. Before returning to Washington, DC, McKinley stopped at Buffalo, New York, to give a speech at the Pan American Exposition. Leon Czolgosz assassinated McKinley at the exposition. McKinley died on September 14, 1901, eight days after being shot. 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. The memorial also is a tomb, with McKinley, his wife Ida Saxton McKinley, and two of the McKinleys' children interred inside. 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. The memorial is 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. President Theodore Roosevelt, who became president upon McKinley's death, dedicated the memorial on September 30, 1907. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07676
Subjects: Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; McKinley, William, 1843-1901; Monuments & memorials; Presidents
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)