1896 · Canton
The Political Power of American Women before the Right to Vote
A characteristic photo of McKinley's famous "Front Porch Campaign," when he gave over 300 speeches in front of his house in Canton, Ohio, during his successful 1896 presidential campaign. Here he and his wife, Ida, pose with a delegation of women from Oil City, Pennsylvania, an event reported in detail by the NY Times the next day under the headline
Flowers for M'Kinley
Oil City Sends Its Prettiest Girls to Meet Him
Credit in lower right of image reads: "Courtney Photo, Canton, O." Margaret and Sherwin Courtney were the photographers of the McKinley campaign.
Albumen photo mounted on card; image measures 7.8 x 9.3 inches, card measures 10 x 12 inches. Photo is in very good condition except for a few small edge chips where a previous mat was removed. (Inventory #: 18941155)
A characteristic photo of McKinley's famous "Front Porch Campaign," when he gave over 300 speeches in front of his house in Canton, Ohio, during his successful 1896 presidential campaign. Here he and his wife, Ida, pose with a delegation of women from Oil City, Pennsylvania, an event reported in detail by the NY Times the next day under the headline
Flowers for M'Kinley
Oil City Sends Its Prettiest Girls to Meet Him
Credit in lower right of image reads: "Courtney Photo, Canton, O." Margaret and Sherwin Courtney were the photographers of the McKinley campaign.
Albumen photo mounted on card; image measures 7.8 x 9.3 inches, card measures 10 x 12 inches. Photo is in very good condition except for a few small edge chips where a previous mat was removed. (Inventory #: 18941155)
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