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Thomas Penney


Oval portrait of a person in a suit with a mustache.
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Title

Thomas Penney

Subject

Public prosecutors--New York (State)--Erie County
PenneyThomas1859-1933
McKinleyWilliam1843-1901--Assassination

Description

Photographic portrait of attorney Thomas Penney who, as Erie County District Attorney, successfully prosecuted Leon F. Czolgosz for the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901.
A black-and-white oval portrait depicts Thomas Penney in formal attire with a suit, high-collared shirt, and tie. He has a mustache and is shown facing slightly to the side.

Source

Men of Buffalo: A Collection of Portraits of Men Who Deserve to Rank as Typical Representatives of the Best Citizenship, Foremost Activities and Highest Aspirations of the City of Buffalo. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & Co., 1902, p. 359.

Date

1905-03-16

Rights

Format

image/jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

LIB-005_0417

Is Part Of

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

Medium

Portrait photographs

Citation

“Thomas Penney,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed October 16, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/95376.