Garfield and his family

Archive record

1 print : lithograph ; 49.1 x 59.7 cm (sheet) | Print shows James A. Garfield, full-length portrait, facing left, seated, with his family gathered around a table, with a portrait of Abraham Lincoln hanging on the wall in the background.

About this photograph

The Library of Congress holds this lithograph depicting James A. Garfield seated with his family gathered around a table. A portrait of Abraham Lincoln hangs on the wall behind them. The print measures approximately 49 by 60 centimeters.

The record dates the image to 1881, the year Garfield assumed the presidency. Beyond what the caption describes, no verified information about the circumstances of the print's creation, the identity of the family members shown, or the lithographer is available for this record.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

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