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Summary

An engraving of James A. Garfield's assassination, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. The caption reads "Washington, D.C.—The attack on the President's life—Scene in the ladies' room of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot—The arrest of the assassin / from sketches by our special artist's [sic] A. Berghaus and C. Upham."
President Garfield is at center right, leaning after being shot. He is supported by Secretary of State <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Blaine" class="extiw" title="w:James G. Blaine">James G. Blaine</a> who wears a light colored top hat. To left, assassin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Guiteau" class="extiw" title="w:Charles Guiteau">Charles Guiteau</a> is restrained by members of the crowd, one of whom is about to strike him with a cane.

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current14:10, 14 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 14:10, 14 January 20171,160 × 790 (496 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)An engraving of James A. Garfield's assassination, published in <i>Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper</i>. The caption reads "Washington, D.C.—The attack on the President's life—Scene in the ladies' room of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot—The arrest of the assassin / from sketches by our special artist's <tt>[sic]</tt> A. Berghaus and C. Upham."<br>President Garfield is at center right, leaning after being shot. He is supported by Secretary of State <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_G._Blaine" class="extiw" title="w:James G. Blaine">James G. Blaine</a> who wears a light colored top hat. To left, assassin <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Guiteau" class="extiw" title="w:Charles Guiteau">Charles Guiteau</a> is restrained by members of the crowd, one of whom is about to strike him with a cane.
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