Historical photograph of the assassination of President Garfield – Vintage Wall Art
(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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A window into the past: Historical photograph of the assassination of President Garfield, preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Historical photograph of the assassination of President Garfield
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Rather than a single scene, this composite photoprint gathers images tied to the shooting of President James A. Garfield, who was struck by a gunman at a Washington railroad station on July 2, 1881, as he began a summer trip. The assassin, Charles Guiteau, was a disappointed office seeker who believed he deserved a federal post. Garfield lingered for nearly three months, and his slow decline held the nation's attention until he died in September 1881 at Elberon, New Jersey. The copyright credit to C.M. Bell points to a commercial print issued soon after these events, though the date and other details come from an unverified caption card.
| Created / published | c1881. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Notes | Composite photoprint copyrighted by C.M. Bell. This record contains unverified data from caption card. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,034 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-152823 |
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