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McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 258

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 11, Photograph 258
Description
Caption: "City Hall and McKinley Monument. Buffalo, New York. Sept. 11, 1934, McKinley Monument." Buffalo's City Hall dominates this photograph. Designed by architect John Wade, the Art Deco-style building was completed in 1931. The white obelisk of McKinley Monument rises to the right of City Hall, commemorating William McKinley, 25th President of the US. He was shot while attending the World's Fair in Buffalo in 1901.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
Buffalo, New York
Date
9/11/1934
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb11-258
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of an item within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
City Hall, Buffalo
Type
Still Image