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: William McKinley Memorial, designed by Harold Van Buren Magonigle, Canton, Stark County, Ohio. The memorial for McKinley, the twenty-fifth President, was built shortly after his death in 1901.The photograph was taken ca. 1940-1949. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00410
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Monuments & memorials
Places: Canton (Ohio); Stark County (Ohio)
 

Description: Print illustrating William Henry Harrison on his death bed, April 4, 1841. He is pictured with his niece, nephew, physician and members of his cabinet. Harrison was elected President of the United States in 1840 and became the first president to die in office when he succumbed to pneumonia in April 1841, just a few weeks after his inauguration. Beneath the print's title are Harrison's last words: "I wish you to understand the true principles of the Government. I wish them carried out. I ask nothing more." These were spoken to his doctor, but were more likely directed at John Tyler, his vice president and next in succession. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06241
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
 

Description: Photograph of the room in the home of Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant where he died, in Mount McGregor, New York, ca. 1885. It is said that Grant slept in these two chairs for months prior to his death. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04534
Subjects: Presidents -- Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
Places: Mount McGregor (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of several soldiers guarding the tomb of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, Riverside Park, New York, New York, 1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04551
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of the tomb of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, Riverside Drive, New York, New York, ca. 1900-1930. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04552
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Vault in Marion cemetery where President Warren G. Harding was first laid to rest, 1923. Mrs. Florence Harding was also interred here after her death in November 1924. The Hardings were both moved in December 1926 upon completion of the Harding Memorial. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00708
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Tombs and sepulchral monuments
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: William McKinley's flag draped casket being carried into the Stark County Courthouse in Canton, Ohio, 1901. This is a modern photographic print made from the original glass plate negative in the Courtney Studio Collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL01081
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Ohio History
Places: Canton (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph of the funeral procession of President Warren G. Harding in Marion, Ohio, 1923, was probably taken by Walter Lauffer. Walter Lauffer was a photographer, filmmaker and outdoorsman from Mt. Gilead, Ohio. Harding was the 29th President of the United States, elected in 1920 with sixty-one percent of the popular vote. He died suddenly while still in office, on a trip to the western United States, where he was the first president to visit the territory of Alaska. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05118
Subjects: Presidents--Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the graves at the Warren G. Harding Memorial in Marion, Ohio. Warren G. Harding was the 29th President of the United States. For the most part, Harding proved to be a poor manager of the federal government. He delegated authority to his cabinet officials. These men became known as the ""Ohio Gang."" Unfortunately for Harding and the country, many of these men proved to be unscrupulous, causing a great deal of distrust among the American people for their government officials. It is unclear, however, how much Harding knew of his subordinates' actions. Perhaps, the worst scandal of Harding's administration was the Teapot Dome Scandal. Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall rented government lands to oil companies in return for personal loans. Fall was found guilty of this illegal action and was sentenced to prison in 1931. Adding to the corruption, Thomas Miller, chairman of the Office of Alien Property, accepted bribes, and Charles Forbes, the head of the Bureau of Veterans' Affairs, embezzled funds. At this same time, it became known that Harding commonly drank alcohol in the White House, although this was a direct violation of Prohibition. The American people also began to hear rumors of extramarital affairs that Harding engaged in, including one with a friend's wife, Carrie Fulton Phillips, and another with neighbor Nan Britton. Britton claimed after Harding's death to have conceived a daughter with Harding while he was a senator. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06518
Subjects: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel), 1865-1923; President; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Presidents--Death and burial
Places: Marion (Ohio); Marion County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of the pond and fountain in Cleveland Square (now called Public Square) with the caption, "Decorations during Garfield Obsequies," from the collection of Louis Baus. President James A. Garfield, an Ohio native, was only in office for four months before he was shot by assassin Charles Guiteau on July 1, 1881. Garfield survived another two and a half months, but succumbed to complications from the wound on September 19, 1881. His body was transferred by funeral train to Cleveland, where he is buried in Lake View Cemetery. Baus, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was born in 1875. He began his career as a professional photographer doing studio work before becoming a staff photographer for the Cleveland Advocate in 1911. Baus worked for the paper, which was later purchased by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, for thirty-eight years until his death in 1949. He was also an avid collector of historic photographs. The Louis Baus Collection consists of over one thousand photographs mounted in View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B01_A01_049
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; Sculptures; squares (open spaces); Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881; Presidents--Death and burial;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing Cleveland Square (now known as Public Square) on September 18, 1901, during an encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic and the funeral of President William McKinley, from the collection of Louis Baus. McKinley was shot by assassin Leon Czolgosz during a public appearance on September 6, 1901, and died of his wounds eight days later. He is buried in Canton, Ohio. Louis Baus, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, was born in 1875. He began his career as a professional photographer doing studio work before becoming a staff photographer for the Cleveland Advocate in 1911. Baus worked for the paper, which was later purchased by the Cleveland Plain Dealer, for thirty-eight years until his death in 1949. He was also an avid collector of historic photographs. The Louis Baus Collection consists of over one thousand photographs mounted in eleven albums, showing historic Cleveland, the village of Zoar and Ohio covered bridges and mills. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P223_B01_A01_065
Subjects: Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Cities and towns--Ohio; squares (open spaces); Monuments & memorials; Presidents--Death and burial; McKinley, William, 1843-1901;
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)