Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIIII, No. 51, September 22, 1901

Illustrated Buffalo Express, Vol. XVIIII, No. 51, September 22, 1901, pages 1-8:

Page 1: – Mast head is draped in black bunting with eagles above – Black and white photographs captioned: The Funeral of President McKinley in Buffalo: Leaving the Milburn House; Procession on Delaware Avenue; Sailors and Soldiers Taking the Casket Into City Hall; The Body of the President at City Hall, with Military and Civil Guard – “In Memoriam” and “William McKinley” – Poems about McKinley – “Buffalo’s Sad Sunday” – Short article about McKinley’s funeral in Buffalo as depicted by the photographs – “Stamping Out Anarchy” – Group “The Law Rules” on the facade of the Government Building at the Pan Am; drawing of woman holding a tablet with the title at the bottom left of the page

Page 2: – Black and white photographs captioned: The Funeral of President McKinley in Washington: Carrying the Body into the Capitol; Passing the Treasury Building; Arrival of Battery at the Capitol; Crowd Waiting in the Rain at the Capitol; Naval Honorary Pall Bearers – “Funeral in Washington” – Short article to explain the context of the photographs – “Shooting at Lincoln” – Recollection of Colonel Lamon, who guarded Abraham Lincoln about the measures taken to keep him safe

Page 3: – Black and white photographs captioned: One of the Black Arches in the Canton Streets; The Funeral at Canton: Procession from the McKinley Home to the Church; Taking the Casket Into the Church; President Roosevelt’s Body Guard; Receiving Vault, West Lawn Cemetery, Canton; The McKinley Family Lot in the Cemetery at Canton, O. – “Scenes at Canton” – Narrative about the funeral in Canton, to explain the photographs

Page 4: – Black and white photographs captioned: The President: The best of all portraits of Theodore Roosevelt; Library in the Wilcox House, Where President Roosevelt Took the Oath of Office; In the House Theodore Roosevelt Took the Oath of Office as President of the United States; The President at a Picturesque Period in His Career (Dakotas) – “Mr. Roosevelt Made President” – History of the Wilcox House including its time as the Buffalo Barracks and a detailed description of the events of Roosevelt’s inauguration – “The Ranchman in the White House” – Excerpts from Roosevelt’s books, The Wilderness Hunter and Hunting Trips of a Ranchman (cont. on page 5)

Page 5: – Black and white photographs captioned: The President at Different Periods: As President of the N.Y. Board of Police Commissioners, 1895; As Chairman, the United States Civil Service Commission, 1893; Mr. Roosevelt at Lieut. Col., 1st Volunteer Cavalry, 1898; A Characteristic Campaign Portrait: Mr. Roosevelt peaking from a car platform in his Gubernatorial campaign, Oct. 1898; Col. Roosevelt at the Close of the War with Spain: At Home at Oyster Bay; The Roosevelt Home at Oyster Bay, North Shore of Long Island; In President Roosevelt’s Library, Oyster Bay – “President’s Portraits” – Article on how people in different areas know Roosevelt

Page 6: – Black and white portrait photographs of Edith Roosevelt and individual portaits of each of Roosevelt’s six children – “President’s Family” – Speculation on the social scene of the Roosevelt White House with descriptions of the children and the task of housing a large family in the White House – Advertisement for Pan-American Exposition souvenirs at T. and R. Dickinson & Co., including silver souvenir cup

Page 7: – Black and white photograph captioned: Effective Mourning Decorations: Draped Front Entrance of the New York State Capitol – “Justice for Czolgosz” – Appointment of lawyers for Czolgosz

Page 8: – Black and white photographs titled “Scenes in Buffalo Incident to the President’s Funeral” and captioned: Buffalo Funeral of President McKinley, Part of Throng Waiting to Fall in Line at City Hall; Lines of People Waiting to View President McKinley’s Remains at the City Hall; Carrying the Body of President McKinley from the City Hall, Monday Morning; Leaving the City Hall, After Viewing the President’s Body; Departure of the Funeral Train from Buffalo

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1901-09-22

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Page Count

8

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Newspaper

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

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