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Carrying the Body into the Capitol. State Funeral of President McKinley.
Creator
William H. RauAmerican Publisher · 1855–1920
All works by this person →Having been interested in photography from a young age, William H. Rau received his greatest early career boost from his association with photographer William Bell. Rau married Bell's daughter Louise, also a photographer, and in 1874 Bell secured a position for his nineteen-year-old son-in-law. Rau became the photographer for a United States government expedition traveling around the world to obse
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- 1901
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Culture
- American
- Department
- Photographs
- Institution
- Getty Museum
- Object ID
- 03612723-5cb4-45a8-8aed-99f2a833d89f
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A horse-drawn carriage carrying a coffin is being led into the Capitol during a state funeral.
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