Video : President James A. Garfield assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau's act.

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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 James G. Blaine who wears a light colored top hat. To left, assassin Charles Guiteau is restrained by members of the crowd, one of whom is about to strike him with a cane.

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| Artist: A. Berghaus and C. Upham, published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper. | Credit: Image obtained from the Images of American Political History website: Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20090123025041/http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/thumbnail234.html Image URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20070711192520/http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/fi/000000ea.jpg

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