Portrait of Emma McKinney
Title
Portrait of Emma McKinney
Description
Black and white image of a woman in 3/4 profile. Emma McKinney was widowed at a young age. Born Emma Carstens near where what is now the Hawthorne Farms Intel Campus in 1871, she began working as a typesetter at the Hillsboro Independent newspaper in 1888, when she was seventeen. Married to William Walter McKinney in 1896, three years later she found herself a widow with a toddler and a young sister-in-law to support. Returning to the newspaper business, her brothers helped her purchase a half-interest in the Argus in 1904, and by 1909 she owned the newspaper in its entirety. Working with her son, Verne, after his return from college, Ms. McKinney produced a newspaper that was nationally recognized for its excellence. The National Newspaper Association annually awards the Emma C. McKinney award for service and leadership to communities and their local presses and advancement of the profession of journalism.
Date Created
circa 1945
Subject
Place
Medium
black-and-white negatives
Identifier
WCMpic_012518
Rights
Online access to this image is for research and educational purposes only. To inquire about permissions, order a reproduction, or for more information, please contact the Five Oaks Museum at Research@FiveOaksMuseum.org.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Type
Still Image