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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00162.12 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1890s |
| Title | Photograph of William McKinley |
| Date | 17 March 1896 |
| Author | U. G. Duffield & Co. (1896) |
| Document Type | Photograph |
| Content Description | Bas-relief photograph. Bust portrait, facing right. Signed on the lower portion of the frame. Tag glued onto the back of the frame with torn lower left corner. Typed on tag: Bas-relief Photographs/ U. G. Duffield & Co.,/ General Agents,/ [O]dd Fellows Temple. Philadelphia. Typed in a smaller typeface, in the lower left corner where the tag should have been: "Patented March 17, 1896,/ Other Patents Pending." McKinley's face has been raised and contoured to create a 3-dimensional illusion. Photograph framed in cardboard. |
| Subjects | President Photography |
| People | McKinley, William (1843-1901) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | The Odd Fellows Temple was a building in Philadelphia, perhaps initially belonging to a Masonic group. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |