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"Last posed photograph" of president McKinley


Group of formally dressed people standing indoors with palm plants and flags in the background.
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Title

"Last posed photograph" of president McKinley

Subject

McKinleyWilliam1843-1901
McKinleyWilliam--1843-1901 -- Assassination.
Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)—Government Building

Description

On Exposition grounds
Interior views
A group of formally dressed individuals including President McKinley, stand together in an indoor setting with large palm plants and flags in the background. The central figure in the front row is flanked by others in suits and formal attire.

Creator

Johnston, Frances Benjamin

Source

From the Johnston Collection in the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress [LOT 11735].

Date

1901-09-05

Rights

Type

Image
Photographic prints

Identifier

LIB-005_0364

Coverage

Buffalo (N.Y.)

Alternative Title

In the Government Building on September 5, 1901

Is Part Of

Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
LIB-005

Citation

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, “"Last posed photograph" of president McKinley,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/95306.