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Color postcard of the Ansley Wilcox house, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death, with oval portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in the top right corner.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907
Color postcard of the Ansley Wilcox residence, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death. The portico is draped with black bunting and a large American flag hangs above the steps. Photographers and others are gathered in front of the house.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907-1915
Sepia tone postcard of the Ansley Wilcox residence, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death. The portico is draped with black bunting and a large American flag hangs above the steps. Photographers and others are gathered in front of the house.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901
Color postcard of the Ansley Wilcox house, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907-1914
Unknown card featuring a black and white photograph of the exterior of the Ansley Wilcox House in Buffalo, New York, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after the death of William McKinley. On the reverse is a description of the house. Below the description is an advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Cough Syrup.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Unknown
Color postcard of the Ansley Wilcox house, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death. Spencer A. Snook visited the Cave of the Winds and found Niagara Falls to be wonderful.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1911
Photo of Theodore Roosevelt and a group of men taken in Buffalo, New York. The men are, from left to right, G. H. C. Kennedy, Tony Gavin, Theodore Roosevelt, Mike Regan, and G. C. Lehmann.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1910-10
The Daily Inter-Ocean from September 14, 1901, the day William McKinley passed away and President Roosevelt was inaugurated.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-14
Buffalo Courier from September 7, 1901, the day President McKinley was shot while at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. There are articles about the assassination attempt, McKinley’s status, and the arrest of Leon F. Czolgosz.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-07
Color print shows a wounded bear surrounded by hunting dogs, with one dog under its paws. President Roosevelt, holding a rifle, looks on. Two other hunters and their horses are shown in the background.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1905
Color postcard of the Ansley Wilcox house, the location where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907-1914
The Winsted Evening Citizen includes the events surrounding President McKinley’s funeral, such as tributes from royalty and U.S. citizens. Details of the state funeral and discussion of Leon Czologosz’s anarchist creed are included.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-16
The Winsted Evening Citizen includes details of McKinley’s state funeral, a description of a manual on assassination techniques found on Leon Czolgosz, and accounts of McKinley’s boyhood days.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-17
The Winsted Evening Citizen includes the details of President McKinley’s state funeral in the Rotunda of the Capitol. It also gives an account of the funeral train, the arraignment of Leon Czolgosz, and how Theodore Roosevelt has asked McKinley’s secretaries to remain in office through 1904.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-18
The Winsted Evening Citizen covers the details of a large local gathering in memory of President McKinley and his final service and burial in Canton, Ohio.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-20
The Winsted Evening Citizen includes analysis of the bullets from McKinley’s assassination declaring there was no poison on them, but possibly an infection. The exposition resumes and the details of “Big Jim” Parker’s heroic actions and a biography of Dr. Charles McBurney, the physician tending to McKinley, are covered in the issue.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-23
The Winsted Evening Citizen recaps the events in the trial of Leon Czolgosz, Theodore Roosevelt’s views on various issues, and a detailed account of Roosevelt’s day.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-24
The Winsted Evening Citizen includes the outcome of Leon Czolgosz’s murder trial, a list of Theodore Roosevelt’s literary accomplishments, and an account of Roosevelt as a father. NOTE: The newspaper erroneously listed the date as Wednesday, September 24, rather than the correct date of Wednesday, September 25.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-25
This is an eight page newspaper, plus one single, unnumbered, additional page from the same edition. The article titled “Sentenced to Death” is a detailed article about the sentencing of Leon Czolgosz. Page two contains a “Medical Paper’s View” which describes President William McKinley’s care and his cause of death, and an article titled “Stories of Roosevelt” which includes anecdotes about Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-27
The article on page one, titled “Mr. M’Kinley’s Will,” offers details of the reading of McKinley’s will. Page two has two articles: “Riding the President’s Exercise,” which relates that Theodore Roosevelt will exercise primarily by horseback riding; and “Czolgosz Collapses,” which describes the transfer of Leon Czolgosz to the Auburn prison. The article on page six, “Roosevelt and a Rooster,” is an anecdote about Roosevelt and “Old Bill” Sewall. The article on page seven, “Unfurled Dixie’s Flag,” is about Roosevelt’s mother’s Southern sympathies.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-28