1906 Soldier at McKinley Receiving Vault Canton OH Postcard (UDB)

About This Vintage Postcard

There is a profound solemnity in seeing the ivy draped vault where a nation first said goodbye to its fallen leader before his grand monument was ever built. This image captures the temporary receiving vault at West Lawn Cemetery in Canton, Ohio where the body of President William McKinley rested following his assassination in 1901. A lone guard stands watch at the entrance a moving reminder of the heavy grief that once hung over this quiet corner of Ohio.

Details

Era: Undivided Back
Decade: 1900s (Postmarked 1906)
City: Canton
State: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Topics: President William McKinley, Presidential History, Cemeteries, Architecture, Military Guards
Artist Photographer: J. Murray Jordan
Condition: Circulated (Postmarked Canton Ohio Sep 19 1906)
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: J. Murray Jordan
Printer: J. Murray Jordan