This engraving depicts the scene in President James Garfield's bedroom at the White House as he struggles to recover from an assassin's bullet. Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881 inside a Washington, D.C. train station by Charles Guiteau, who had sought a position in the government and was rejected. The president succumbed to his wounds 11 weeks later. The engraving was based on sketches by Albert Berghaus and Charles Upham and first appeared in "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper."

This illustration depicts the scene within the Washington, D.C., train station where President James Garfield was shot on July 2, 1881 by Charles Guiteau, who had sought a position in the government but was rejected. Garfield succumbed to his wounds 11 weeks later.

This engraving shows President Chester Arthur taking the oath of office at his home in New York City in the early morning hours of September 20, 1881. Arthur became president following the death of President James Garfield, who was shot on July 2, 1881 in a Washington, D.C. train station by Charles Guiteau and succumbed to his injuries 11 weeks later. Guiteau had sought a position in Garfield's government and was rejected. The engraving is based on a drawing by J. W. Alexander, possibly John White Alexander, a famous painter from that era who began his career as an illustrator and political cartoonist.

This wood engraving was published in 1881 and titled "Tragedy at Washington - The Night-Watch Before the Executive Mansion," referring to the vigil that took place as President James Garfield slowly died due to an assassination attempt. Although Garfield was shot on July 2, he did not die until September 19th, an eleven week ordeal that stretched out as the country waited for news.

This front page edition of "Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper" features a wood engraving print of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. Published on May 6, 1865, the engraving shows John Wilkes Booth leaping from the Presidential Box at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. to the stage below moments after he shot the president, who is hidden by curtains surrounding the box. President and Mrs. Lincoln were attending the play "Our American Cousin".

This lithograph print of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was published by Currier & Ives in 1865. The assassination of President Lincoln by actor John Wilkes Booth occurred on April 14, 1865 at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. while "Our American Cousin", a play, was being performed. Seated in the Presidential Box along with President Lincoln and First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln were their guests, Major Henry Rathbone and his fiancé, Clara Harris. Maj. Rathbone, at left, is seen standing, confronting the assassin as he fatally shoots the president. Rathbone was stabbed during while attempting to capture Booth. The print was a popular seller at the time and was framed and hung or placed in scrapbooks in many homes.

These skull fragments were collected by Dr. Edward Curtis after completing his autopsy of President Abraham Lincoln. The autopsy occurred just five hours after Lincoln's death on April 15, 1865 and was performed in the Prince of Wales Room in the White House. Today, the Prince of Wales Room is known as the President's Dining Room and is located on the Second Floor of the Executive Mansion.