Vintage pearl-finish 6 x 8.25 portrait, signed in fountain pen, “With most cordial regards, W. McKinley.” Photo is affixed to a slightly larger photo mount. In very good condition, with surface wear, mild soiling (one small spot of soiling to McKinley’s forehead), scattered scratches, and trimmed edges to the mount.
The copyright date on the image is December 1896, meaning the image was taken by the Courtney Studios of Canton, Ohio, about a month after McKinley defeated William Jennings Bryan in the 1896 presidential election. The copyright date also means that the head-and-shoulders portrait was signed either just prior to or during McKinley’s presidency. A handsome example, and McKinley is not common in signed photographs. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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