McKinley It is God's Way / Lead, Kindly Light Portrait Plaque, ca. 1901
- Title:
- McKinley It is God's Way / Lead, Kindly Light Portrait Plaque, ca. 1901
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Hymn Writer:
- Newman, John Henry (1801-1890)
Uhl Bros. Co.
Allied Printing Trades Council
- Political Figure:
- McKinley, William, American (1843-1901), President
- Date:
- ca. 1901
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0176
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0176.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
portraits
wall hangings
hymns
Plaques (Flat objects) - Materials/Techniques:
- Copper
Cardboard
Stamping (forming) - Subject:
- Plaques (Flat objects)
Portraits
Wall hangings
Hymns
McKinley, William
Portraits
Busts
Quotations (texts)
Songs
Deaths
Mourning
Politics
Commemoratives
Religion
Profile portraits - Measurement:
- 30.48 x 22.86 (Plaque) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Cardboard plaque with raised copper portrait in center. Top contains McKinley's last words -- It Is God's Way. His Will Be Done. Bottom of plaque contains the lyrics to McKinley's favorite hymn, Lead, Kindly Light by Cardinal John Henry Newman. Reverse contains the maker's mark of The Uhl Bros. Co. of Toledo, Ohio, and Allied Printing Trades Council, 4, Toledo, union label.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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