Title	Jim Key spelling McKinley
Description	Beautiful Jim Key is pictured in front of a rack of number and letter tiles. In his mouth are letters spelling out "M'Kinley." William McKinley was president from 1897 to 1901. He was assassinated in 1901.
Historical note	Beautiful Jim Key was an intelligent horse who performed for nine years around the country to large crowds at expositions, world's fairs, schools, and other venues. He demonstrated his ability to read, write, spell, and in this photograph, sort mail.
Date	approximately 1900
Place	United States
Collection name	Beautiful Jim Key Collection
Subjects - LCSH	Animals in human situations -- 1890-1900; Animals in human situations -- 1900-1910
Collection finding aid	http://sos.tn.gov/products/tsla/beautiful-jim-key-collection-1885-1897-1907-1933
Accession number	2005-015
Owning Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
ID#	34044
Digital type	IMAGE
Digital format	image/jpeg
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