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.
Copyrighted, 1881, by W. T. Mathews. In the office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Inscription Type 3:
captioned
Inscription Location 3:
front, lower center
Inscription Text 3:
Scene of the Assassination / of / Gen. James A. Garfield, President of the United States, / By Charles J. Guiteau, at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Depot, Washington, D.C., on the 2nd of July, 1881.--Expiring on the 19th of September, 1881.
Inscription Type 4:
labeled
Inscription Location 4:
front, lower right
Inscription Text 4:
W. T. Mathews, [cut off]
Description:
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.
