Details
Title [Political rally outside the Philadelphia headquarters of Republican presidential nominee William McKinley] [graphic].
Publisher [Philadelphia]
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1896
Date [ca. 1896]
Physical Description 1 photograph : gelatin silver mounted on cardboard ; mount 36 x 31 cm (14 x 12 in.)
Description Scene depicting a bearded white man speaking to a crowd outside the campaign headquarters for presidential nominee William McKinley on South Front Street in Philadelphia. The man stands in the large open window of the building, one of four rowhouses, adorned with an American flag, a flag labeled "McKinley League of Philadelphia," and a sign inscribed "For President Maj. Wm. McKinley of Ohio." The large crowd of men, including African Americans, listen attentively. Views of an adjacent import business and the building with signage, "Irwin McBrid[e?]," are visible.
Notes Title supplied by cataloger.
Purchase 1978.
Description revised 2022.
Access points revised 2022.
Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
Subject McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
African American men -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Commercial facilities -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Political parades & rallies -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Presidents -- Election -- 1896.
Spectators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Front Street (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Genre Gelatin silver prints -- 1890-1900.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| *photo - unidentified - political elections [P.8443]
Accession number P.8443