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New Jersey--President Garfield at Elberon--His first view of the ocean from his reclining-chair, Sept. 13th / from a sketch by a staff artist. – Antique Photo Print

New Jersey--President Garfield at Elberon--His first view of the ocean from his reclining-chair, Sept. 13th / from a sketch by a staff artist., 1881 Oct. 1. — antique engraving
New Jersey--President Garfield at Elberon--His first view of the ocean from his reclining-chair, Sept. 13th / from a sketch by a staff artist., 1881 Oct. 1.. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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New Jersey--President Garfield at Elberon--His first view of the ocean from his reclining-chair, Sept. 13th / from a sketch by a staff artist.

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President James A. Garfield's first look at the Atlantic from his reclining chair at Elberon, New Jersey, is the subject of this wood engraving, drawn from a staff artist's sketch and printed in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper on October 1, 1881. Garfield had been shot by Charles Guiteau in Washington on July 2, 1881, and was moved to the seaside cottage of Elberon, where he hoped the sea air would aid his recovery. He died there on September 19, 1881, after weeks of decline. The scene shows how closely the press followed the president's final weeks, when each change in his condition drew public attention.

Created / published1881 Oct. 1.
Medium1 print : wood engraving.
GenrePeriodical illustrations 1880-1890.Wood engravings 1880-1890.
NotesIllus. in: Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper, v. 63, 1881 Oct. 1, p. 65.
SubjectsGarfield, James A. (James Abram),--1831-1881--Assassination. Sick persons--New Jersey--Elberon--1880-1890.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan721 × 898 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-200330

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