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Series of photographs from a special edition of Mail and Express about William McKinley’s death, his funeral, and President Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-25
Complete issue of The Outlook magazine containing articles including “The Death of President McKinley,” “The Accession of President Roosevelt,” “President McKinley’s Life and Political Career,” “As President,” “The New President,” “William McKinley,” “President Roosevelt,” “President McKinley / What the World Thought of Him,” and “The New President as a Literary Man.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-21
Color postcard of the interior of the Kathryn Lawrence dining room.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1937-1959
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. Message on the reverse: “Phone Mr McIntyre that we will want him to put down [illegible] well and tell him I will be down there the first of next week to make arrangements Yours truly Davidson.”
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1912-05-13
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
1907-1914
Color postcard of the front façade of Kathryn Lawrence’s dining rooms. Iron fence next to the sidewalk along Delaware Avenue.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1937-1959
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
1921-1930
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is shown in her inaugural gown (long silk dress with lace bodice), seated next to a window.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905
Theodore Roosevelt takes the Presidential oath of office at the United States Capitol.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-03-04
Sepia tone image of the exterior of the Ansley Wilcox house at the time of President Roosevelt’s inauguration. The portico is draped with 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, with oval portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in the top left corner.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1907-1914
President Roosevelt stands at a podium in front of the United States Capitol at his 1905 inauguration. Uniformed military personnel are visible in foreground. The reverse has an advertisement for an “Around the World” stereograph series of images.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1905
President Roosevelt takes the oath of office in front of the United States Capitol at his 1905 inauguration. The reverse has an advertisement for an “Around the World” stereograph series of images.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1905
Color postcard of Kathryn Lawrence’s dining rooms. Iron fence along the sidewalk on Delaware Avenue and a neon sign near the gate. The postcard also features lush trees and vegetation.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1937-1959
Three photographs of President Roosevelt’s second inauguration.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-03-04
Program for ceremonies at the National Capitol for the inauguration of President William McKinley and Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. Booklet is tied with red, white, and blue ribbon.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1901-03-01
Program for ceremonies at the National Capitol for the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt and Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks. Booklet tied with blue ribbon.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905
Invitation to the inauguration of President Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-03-04
Program and menu for the Inaugural Ball held in honor of President Roosevelt. Printed by W. F. Roberts Company. Booklet tied by white string with pencil at end.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-03-04
Invitation to President Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to the Inaugural Ball.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-03