Letter, 1940 Jan. 25.

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Letter, 1940 Jan. 25.

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Letter from George M. Edmondson, photographic specialist in Cleveland, Ohio to Alva [Townsend of Lincoln, Neb.] describes a photograph of a dinner party at the home of Marcus A. Hanna in Cleveland, Ohio during William McKinley's tenure as governor, 1892-1896. Photographed diners include Marcus A. Hanna; Mrs. Alger; R.A. Alger, former governor of Michigan; William R. Merriam, former governor of Minnesota; Ida Saxton McKinley; William McKinley; two McKinley neices; Mrs. Hanna; her secretary, Miss Phelps; and the butler.

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