Title
Shaking hands with the president, September 5, 1901
            Subject
 McKinleyWilliam1843-1901
                     McKinleyWilliam--1843-1901 -- Assassination.
                    Pan-American Exposition (1901:Buffalo)--Buildings
                     Pan-American Exposition--(1901:Buffalo, N.Y.)—Government Building
            Description
A group of formally dressed individuals are gathered outdoors in front of a large decorated structure. One person in a light suit leans forward to greet or shake hands with President McKinley in a dark suit at the center of the scene.
            Source
The Buffalo Express, September 15, 1901. Reproduced in The Illustrated Buffalo Express. Buffalo, N.Y. : J. N. Matthews Company, 1901.
            Date
1901-09-15
            Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
            Type
Image
                    Photographic prints
            Identifier
LIB-005_0363
            Coverage
Buffalo (N.Y.)
            Alternative Title
Photograph taken in the corridor of the Government Building.
            Is Part Of
Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901
                    LIB-005
            Collection
Citation
“Shaking hands with the president, September 5, 1901,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 4, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/95305.
    